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Family Killed in Murder-Suicide

Posted by Sandra On November - 29 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

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UPDATE on murder-suicide in Louisiana:
Father in Louisiana murder-suicide died of suspected drug overdose after he slit his wife and children’s throats: officials have stated. READ MORE HERE

LOUISIANA – Two young boys and their parents have been found dead in a possible murder-suicide at their home. Kelli Mata, 40, and her husband David Mata, 46, were found dead in their living room in Marrero, Louisiana, on Sunday morning by her 18-year-old daughter who was returning home from a hunting trip. She then discovered the bodies of two-year-old Liam Mata and brother four-year-old Caden Mata in separate bedrooms. The boys had been stabbed. READ MORE HERE

 

Father Allegedly Killed Child, Fed Him To Pigs

Posted by Sandra On November - 29 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

9345801_GKANSAS CITY, KS – A gruesome investigation includes sickening suspicions that a father fed his 7-year-old son to pigs after beating him to death, a source close to the case says. Michael A. Jones, 44, is in the Wyandotte County Jail being held on an enormously high bond of $10 million. The charges are for aggravated assault with a firearm, aggravated battery and child abuse, but the bond is higher than for most murders. READ MORE HERE

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

Posted by Sandra On November - 29 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

hqdefaultWhat is fetal alcohol syndrome?

To establish the diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome, specific criteria must be met. These include (1) documentation of three characteristic facial abnormalities, (2) documentation of smaller than expected prenatal and/or postnatal length, weight, and head circumference growth parameters, and (3) documentation of central nervous system abnormalities. These criteria will be further described later in this article.

Fetal alcohol syndrome facts

  • Combined 2011 to 2012 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) show that 8.5 percent of pregnant women aged 15 to 44 drank alcohol in the past month. Also, 2.7 percent binge drank. Among women aged 15 to 44 who were not pregnant, 55.5 percent drank alcohol in the past month, and 24.7 percent binge drank. Most alcohol use by pregnant women occurred during the first trimester. Alcohol use was lower during the second and third trimesters than during the first (4.2 and 3.7 percent vs. 17.9 percent). These findings suggest that many pregnant women are getting the message and not drinking alcohol.
  • Infants of mothers who drank during pregnancy may experience a spectrum of consequences that range from “fetal alcohol effects” (FAE), alcohol-related birth defects(ARBD), and fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Fetal alcohol syndrome is regarded as the most severe.
  • Some children sustain no obvious side effects of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

What causes fetal alcohol syndrome?

Alcohol is rapidly transported via placental blood flow from mother to fetus and is known to cause miscarriage and birth defects. Within two hours of maternal ingestion, fetal alcohol blood levels are similar to maternal alcohol blood levels. There is no established relationship between the amount of alcohol consumed and side effects sustained by the infant. This puzzling observation may reflect the maternal rate of alcohol breakdown via her liver.

It has been observed that alcohol consumed at any time during pregnancy may be associated with severe and permanent consequences. First trimester pregnancy alcohol ingestion is linked to the characteristic facial abnormalities of FAS as well as a reduction of intrauterine growth rate. Alcohol consumption during the second trimester also contributes to lower IQ, growth retardation in length and birth weight, as well as cognitive deficits of reading, spelling, and math. Third trimester alcohol consumption amplifies retardation in birth length and ultimate adult height potential.
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Man Convicted of Murder

Posted by Sandra On November - 29 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

Man Killed Toddler By Placing His Foot on Her Chest and ‘Pressing Down’

hesperiaA 25-year-old Hesperia man was convicted Thursday of killing a 1-year-old girl by placing his foot on her chest and applying pressure with his 230-pound frame, prosecutors said. Daniel Ruiz was found guilty on one count each of second-degree murder and assault on a child causing a death, according to a statement released Friday by the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office. READ MORE HERE

Newborn Found Buried Alive

Posted by Sandra On November - 29 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

151129052419-los-angeles-baby-found-large-169(CNN) —The crying coming from under a block of asphalt sounded like it was from a cat to Angelica Blount. But it turned out to be an abandoned baby that police say was deliberately buried under debris along a Los Angeles area walking path. Blount was walking in Compton on Friday, when her sister Evangelina McCrary pointed the sound out to her. READ MORE HERE

 

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Newborn Abandoned in Christmas Nativity Manger

Posted by Sandra On November - 25 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

BBnrdBFNEW YORK — For a short time Monday afternoon, the Christmas manger at a New York City church might have been able to pass for the real thing: A newborn baby, with the umbilical cord still attached, was abandoned there. Now, New York City police are searching for whoever left the child. READ MORE HERE

Missing 14-YO Girl’s Body Found

Posted by Sandra On November - 24 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

anna-hernandezSan Diego police were investigating the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old girl, Anna Hernandez, whose partially decomposed body was found in a canyon area behind an apartment complex days after she went missing. The teen’s body was discovered last Wednesday late in the afternoon near the 2900 block of Market Street, San Diego Police Department officials said, according to the local television station. READ MORE HERE

Pregnant Woman Killed, Baby Cut From Womb

Posted by Sandra On November - 21 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

27983991WAKEFIELD, The Bronx — A 22-year-old woman was arrested for cutting a pregnant woman’s stomach open, taking her unborn baby and killing her, in the Wakefield area of the Bronx Friday afternoon, the NYPD said. The woman, 22, was stabbed multiple times by another woman around 2:30 p.m. on Monticello Avenue. She then cut the baby out of the pregnant woman’s stomach, according to Bronx councilman Andy King. READ MORE HERE

Pregnant Woman Killed in Stabbing in the Bronx

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Toddler Burned to Death In Oven

Posted by Sandra On November - 18 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

capture-20151118-222835HOUSTON, Texas – Police are investigating the death of a toddler found burned to death in an oven. Police say 19-month-old J’zyra Thompson and her three siblings were left alone while their mom was at work. Two of the children are just three years old, the other child is 5. Police say when they got there the child was already dead. Family members say they don’t know why the couple didn’t tell anyone the kids were home alone. READ MORE HERE

Wanted: Fugitive Child Rapist

Posted by Sandra On November - 18 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

Convicted child rapist wanted in Snohomish County, WA

capture-20151118-222053WA – The Snohomish County Violent Offender Task Force is looking for Patrick Duffy McQueen. He has a DOC Felony warrant and a warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. McQueen pled guilty in Snohomish County Superior Court on December 6, 2006 to one count of “Rape of a Child in the Third Degree.” He was sentenced to 15 months in prison. This conviction was the result of McQueen sexually assaulting a 15 year old girl. He has ties to South Everett and South Snohomish County. McQueen is 5’05” tall and weighs approximately 168 lbs. If you know where deputies can find him, Crime Stoppers will pay you a cash reward of up to $1,000. Call the hot line anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Alabama Pastor Was A Serial Child Rapist

Posted by Sandra On November - 18 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

new-mack-andrews-picjpg-5be26bccaf53a776An Alabama pastor might have escaped punishment for years of sexually abusing children if not for surprise testimony at a custody hearing two years ago. Mack Charles Andrews Jr., 55, on Monday pleaded guilty to multiple charges of rape, sodomy, sexual abuse and attempted rape in exchange for 15 years in prison. Andrews will get credit for the two years – 783 days, to be exact – that he spent in the Clarke County Jail prior to sentencing. READ MORE HERE

Alabama pastor’s years of sexually abusing children unraveled when one woman spoke up

Daycare Worker’s Son Charges With 8-Counts of Rape

Posted by Sandra On November - 17 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

564a3f9c5555f.imageThe son of the owner of a Billings day care, who sometimes supervised children, was charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of children Monday morning. Jared Addison Terhune, 40, who is being held in lieu of a $250,000 bond in the Yellowstone County Detention Facility, has been charged by the County Attorney’s office with five felony counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual intercourse without consent and one count of sexual abuse of children. READ MORE HERE

Child Rapist Gets Life Without Parole

Posted by Sandra On November - 17 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS

635832849497978413-TravisCLEVELAND — A 26-year-old Cleveland Heights man has been sentenced to life without possibility of parole for sexually abusing two children, according to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty. Travis Sylvester was convicted by a jury on Oct. 30 on one count of rape, three counts of gross sexual Imposition and two counts of kidnapping. The jury’s verdict also specified that the victims were both under 10 years of age at the time of the attacks and that the kidnappings were sexually motivated. READ MORE HERE

Boy Scouts of America Face Biggest Lawsuit Ever

Posted by Sandra On November - 17 - 2015 ADD COMMENTS
19 people claim abuse by the same scoutmaster ‘who went from tent to tent molesting boys’

2E8AE18100000578-0-image-a-1_1447794940711A Connecticut scoutmaster abused 19 children in the 1960s and 1970s, attacking one child more than 1,000 times, a lawsuit claims. Donald Dennis allegedly went ‘from tent to tent molesting boys’ as young as 11 during camping trips – some of them hundreds of times – and assaulted youngsters at a church where they had meetings. Seventeen men and two women have come forward to sue The Boy Scouts of America, making it the biggest legal case against the organisation in its history. Their lawyer said: ‘I have a client who was molested over 1,000 times. There was never any supervision on the camping trips. They just left this guy alone with all of these kids and he would go from tent to tent molesting boys.’ READ MORE HERE

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