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Babysitter, who became enraged after her friend’s nonverbal 3-year-old daughter she was looking after for the night vomited on herself and needed to be cleaned, poured hot water over her before smacking her head against the tub; arrested
A 30-year-old woman is facing grave charges for the death of a nonverbal 3-year-old child she was babysitting. The accused…
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Roanoke County residents invited to share their opinions on road improvement plans
Roanoke, Virginia – The Virginia Department of Transportation, along with Roanoke County, hosted a significant community meeting this past Monday. The…
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Man picked up his ex-girlfriend when her shift at the hospital had ended and took her to a wooded area where he pulled out a knife and stabbed her repeatedly, inflicting over 25 wounds; sentenced!
According to court records, a 51-year-old man who had a past conviction for robbery, later identified as Wayne, has been…
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Father said he kept the 12-year-old son away from the family as punishment for acting really badly, only for his elder brother to find his body months later under covers on the living room floor in a state of dесау; arrested
A 45-year-old man, later identified as Romuan, has been charged with the death of his 12-year-old son, later identified as…
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Mother, who was known among the neighbors as an absentee mother, left her 1-year-old daughter unattended in the home for over a week while she was on a vacation, resulting in the child’s death; pleads guilty
Court records show that a 32-year-old woman, later identified as Kristel, admitted to aggravated murder and endangering the life of…
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Woman took a knife because she did not like the comments made by her friend, who criticized her about the cleanliness of the home, which was filled with dead rodents and waste, and threatened her life before stabbing her below the eye; arrested
According to police, a 24-year-old woman, later identified as Tatiana, has been arrested for brutally attacking her friend. The firend,…
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1-month-old baby girl was found with “thermal injuries” on her body and had her clothing melted onto the diaper after her mother “mistakenly” put her in an oven instead of a cradle; arrested!
According to prosecutors, a 26-year-old mother, later identified as Mariah, has been arrested and is now facing charges for first-degree…
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Stepmother took a wooden rolling pin after she got angry with the 8-year-old girl and went above and beyond, hitting her up to 20 times in several areas until she became unresponsive and then refused to get her medical care; arrested
Police say a 34-year-old woman, later identified as Natiela, has been arrested after she fatally beat her 8-year-old stepdaughter with…
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Minister kept his 8 children locked in toilet without food or water because they said in the church they had “bad parents” and beat them with a wooden board and a belt from the waist down before the children were able to contact child welfare workers; arrested
According to police reports, a couple was arrested earlier this month on allegations of child abuse and neglect and is…
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Gang member, who went to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation and denied involvement in his girlfriend’s death when officers confronted him with evidence, shot her in his vehicle and drove to a dumpster to discard her body but left her beside it after several failed attempts; arrested
According to police reports, a 46-year-old man, identified as Fred, has been arrested and is currently facing murder charges stemming…
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