Mother Charged In Death of Her Daughter
On June - 5 - 2014
Mother charged in death of daughter, 22, with cerebral palsy who weighed just 40lbs
A malnourished young disabled woman who weighed only 40 pounds has died and her mother has been charged for having a role in her condition. Rebecca Cotten was 22-years-old and had been previously diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Her mother Jennifer Cotten, 40, now faces aggravated assault, abuse and neglect, and bail violation charges in connection with Rebecca’s death last Thursday. Local Memphis station WREG reports that authorities had been previously alerted to the alleged abuse that the mother inflicted on her daughter when Jennifer was ordered to stay away from Rebecca after the young woman was found in a hot car. READ MORE HERE
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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