Child abuse

A Florida woman was arrested for felony child abuse after allegedly punching a girl in the face repeatedly over homework mistakes, authorities say.

A California barber faces murder charges after allegedly beating a 6-year-old boy to death for peeing his pants while in his care, cops said.

A Utah mom and her boyfriend are accused of abusing children, charged with 29 counts that include choking and physical assault over several years, police say.

A Florida mother was charged with the murder of her 4-year-old son, 11 years after he was found dead in her apartment during an unsupervised visit, officials said.

An Arizona mother was arrested for allegedly killing her 3-month-old daughter after performing an untrained 'back-cracking adjustment,' cops said.

Two North Carolina women were accused of felony child abuse after allegedly blaming toddlers' severe injuries on ‘evil ghosts’ and paranormal activity, authorities said.

Three arrested in Ohio after allegedly handcuffing a 6-year-old boy and ordering a pitbull to attack him as a form of ‘corporal punishment,’ officials said.

Authorities in Tennessee arrested a couple after discovering a nonverbal child locked in a filthy storage trunk during an abuse investigation.

A Michigan mother and her boyfriend are accused of confining a 6-year-old boy to a pen, stapling him to a wall, and fatally abusing him, according to prosecutors.

A Texas 12-year-old cheerleader died days after her parents attempted to treat her 'life-threatening' injuries with vitamins and smoothies, authorities say.

Oklahoma couple accused of tying a 15-year-old girl to a tree for three days as punishment after authorities discover the teen in distress.

A couple in Oklahoma have been arrested after bringing their daughter to the emergency room emaciated and blaming it on flu, police said.

Three suspects arrested in Missouri in connection with the neglect and physical and sexual abuse of up to seven children, police said.

North Carolina parents arrested after 10-month-old baby found with cigarette burns and bite marks during welfare check, cops said.

A couple in Iowa have been arrested after police say their 4-year-old son was found wandering alone outside, covered in feces, police said.

An Arizona man has been arrested after police say they found the body of his 9-year-old son decomposing on the couch for days.

The decomposing body of a Michigan 3-year-old boy was discovered in a freezer, and the toddler’s mother has now been sentenced for his murder, officials said.

A grandmother in Georgia called 911 to have a deputy talk to grandchild. Instead, he ended up arresting parents for neglect, cops say.

A man in Florida is accused of holding a 4-year-old over hotel balcony to 'scare him a little bit' and then dropped him two stories.

Parents in Georgia have been arrested after they allegedly went online and tried to solicit males to have sex with 2-year-old daughter, police said.

A Florida woman allegedly got upset with her boyfriend and ran him and their 16-month-old son over with her car, police said.

A woman in North Carolina is accused of leaving her 8-year-old daughter in her vehicle while she was working.

A woman in Louisiana is accused of tossing her 6-month-old baby into the trash after a fight in Walmart erupted.

A mother in West Virginia has been charged with the murder of her 16-day-old daughter, police said.

A man in Florida allegedly confessed to 'bashing' in infant son's head, killing him, but claims it was an accident, police said.

A woman in Ohio has been arrested after she allegedly forced her kids into a scalding hot bathtub, resulting in burns and seizures, police said.

A couple in Nevada has been arrested after they allegedly killed their 2-year-old son and left his body in a dumpster, police said.

Police say a mother in Florida is accused of trying to drown her child she said she believed was 'possessed by the Diablo.'

A mom in North Carolina is accused of intentionally overdosing her children with prescription drugs for months.

A mother in Pennsylvania allegedly chained her adult adopted daughter to a bed for days with only a sandwich to eat, police said.

A former sheriff deputy in Missouri and his dispatcher wife are accused of attempted sex trafficking of a child under 12.

A Las Vegas mother has been sentenced after taking an Alford plea in connection with the death of her 4-month-old son, who died in April 2022.

A mother in California has been arrested after she allegedly beat her 5-week-old baby for crying, causing 16 broken bones, police said.

Staff at a New Hampshire day care are facing charges for allegedly dosing children with melatonin without their parents' knowledge or consent.

An elementary school principal in Florida was arrested for allegedly assaulting a student and keeping them trapped in a classroom, authorities said.

The parents of a 9-day-old girl were arrested after the newborn died from injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome, according to authorities.

Teen mom in Florida accused of 'stomping' on baby's head to get the attention of her ex.

Here are famous cases of Munchausen Syndrome where mothers inflicted pain on their children, sometimes even causing death.

Texas man accused of killing two women and then kidnapping a 10-month-old girl in New Mexico.

A 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl died weighing only 50 pounds. Now, her father and his girlfriend have been charged in connection with her death.

Florida woman accused of 'horrible' beating death of her 4-year-old son and then threatening to kill her teen son if he said anything.

A Minnesota woman is accused of fatally stabbing two children, setting home on fire before fleeing the scene.

Two children were killed by being smothered to death. Now, their father will spend the rest of his life in prison for the crime, officials say.

A father in Cleveland is accused of leaving his 10-month-old daughter alone in the car while he went to the casino.

A 10-year-old Alabama boy reportedly 'played dead' to get his mom to stop drowning him, according to authorities.

An 11-year-old autistic boy in Nevada was reportedly found locked in a metal cage wearing only a diaper, police said.

A man in Indiana has been accused of putting his 2-month-old son in the ICU because he wanted to "inflict pain back" on him for pulling his nose ring, cops said

Mother in Missouri accused of smothering, abusing baby boy and recording it to send to a friend, officials said.

The mayor of Atlantic City and his superintendent wife have been charged with abusing their teen daughter, officials said.

Georgia man sentenced after he put antifreeze in baby's milk after the child's mother refused to get an abortion.