Woman who murdered her toddler son in house of squalor and left body in cot until it ‘mummified’ is jailed for 15 years
A woman who murdered her toddler son and left his body in a cot for so long it ‘mummified’ was today jailed for a minimum of 15 years. Kimberley Hainey, 37, was found guilty by a majority verdict last month of murdering her son Declan at a flat in Paisley, Renfrewshire. His decomposing body was [...]
Former Marine pleads guilty to tossing son off boat ‘after he wouldn’t stop crying’
A drunken father who tossed his seven-year-old son overboard in a busy California harbour, forcing another boat to veer to avoid hitting the boy, has been sentenced to rehab. Thirty-five-year-old Sloan Briles, a former Marine from Irvine, avoided jail by pleading guilty on Monday to felony child abuse and endangerment. He was sentenced to three [...]
Iowa mother arrested in death of twin girls
A Huxley woman deliberately killed her two newborn girls not long after giving birth last week and left them in the trunk of her vehicle, authorities said today. ackie Burkle, 22, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. If convicted, she will spend the rest of her life in prison. [...]
Couple let their son, 8, die of curable cancer because they ‘couldn’t afford medical treatment’ – but did get their pet pit bull de-fleaed
A couple who failed to seek medical care for their cancer-stricken son because they said they couldn’t afford medical care have pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Willie Robinson, eight, died of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2008 after begging his parents to get him medical care, according to prosecutors. They say that had he received treatment, the youngster [...]
Husband ‘beat kitten, buried it alive, dug it up again and killed it while making terrified wife watch’
A woman reported her husband to police after he allegedly beat up their pet kitten, buried it alive and then dug it up again so he could kill it – fearing she would be next. Richard Stewart Andres, 32, was reported to authorities by his terrified wife after committing the cruel acts on the kitten [...]
Mother ‘kept adopted son in a dog cage’ after he soiled the bed
A mother regularly kept her adopted son in a dog cage at night after he soiled his bed, according to police. Kathlyn Anthony, from Connecticut, was in court on Monday charged with risk of injury to a minor after she allegedly put her son in the plastic and metal crate at night for around two [...]