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A THIRD daycare worker was taken into custody today in the case of 13 children left alone in an Orlando daycare centre. Childcare worker Laqunda Hill turned herself into the Orange County Jail today and […] […]

A “violent and controlling” handyman has been jailed for smothering his six-week-old daughter 25 years ago. David Riches, 52, from Pezens in France, was given a 14-year prison term by a judge at Norwich Crown […] […]

A COUPLE has been charged over the death of a South Carolina toddler whose remains were found buried in 180 kilograms of concrete in a rubbish bin. The child’s body was found two days after […] […]

Boy, now 7, nearly died from overdose, is left permanently brain damaged A Scarborough woman who nearly killed her toddler with a cocaine overdose after giving him the drug for 14 months has been sentenced […] […]

A teen girl who police said gave birth to a male baby in her room and hid the child in a plastic bag under her bed, was yesterday granted $100,000 bail with a surety in […] […]

A BRITISH pedophile suspect was deported from Chile after traveling to the South American country to allegedly buy a 14-year-old boy. Police said the man, Nigel Turner – who has not been charged with any […] […]

Child protection groups have welcomed the decision to disclose the contents of a secret manual governing the use of physical restraint in child prisons. The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has agreed to hand over the […] […]

SACRAMENTO, California – California lawmakers have approved a $US20 million ($NZ29m) settlement for the family of Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped as a girl and held captive in a secret backyard for 18 years by […] […]

The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death have been given the go-ahead to appeal against their sentences. Angela Gordon, 35, and her former partner Junaid Abuhamza, 31, were jailed by […] […]

A ZIMBABWEAN woman killed her infant son and sold one of his ears for $US20 ($24) to a traditional healer wanted for ritual murders in neighbouring Mozambique, police say. “We can confirm that the woman […] […]