child cruelty
Coverage of child cruelty in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Savage abuse’: Hong Kong mother gets 22 years for starving boy, 5, to death
A Hong Kong mother was sentenced to 22 years in prison for starving her five-year-old son to death. The judge condemned her actions as a 'savage nature' lacking empathy inherent to motherhood.
- Woman accused of setting fire to home while her 4 children were inside
Krystal Bromsey was arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana, after allegedly setting a house fire while her four children were inside. The fire was caused by gasoline poured onto a stove, and the children identified Bromsey as the perpetrator. She faces charges including aggravated arson and child cruelty, with a prior incident of alleged abuse reported.
- Woman accused of setting fire to home while her 4 children were inside
Krystal Bromsey was arrested in Louisiana for allegedly setting fire to her home while her four children were inside. Investigators found gasoline from a weed eater caused the fire, and the children identified her as the perpetrator. She faces charges including aggravated arson, child cruelty, and domestic abuse battery.
- Woman accused of setting fire to home while her 4 children were inside
Krystal Bromsey was arrested in Louisiana for allegedly setting her home on fire with her four children inside and for prior incidents of child abuse. Investigators found gasoline from a weed eater caused the fire, and the children identified Bromsey as responsible. She faces charges including aggravated arson, child cruelty, and domestic abuse battery.
- Soldier, partner accused of starving baby and dog to death
A Fort Benning soldier and his girlfriend face life in prison after a federal indictment alleges they starved their infant son and a family dog to death. The couple is also accused of lying to investigators and causing severe malnourishment to two other dogs.
- Hong Kong court hears of boy’s final moments after being beaten, starved by mother
A five-year-old boy in Hong Kong died after being physically abused, confined, and starved by his mother, who later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and child cruelty. The boy weighed 9.7kg at death, half the normal weight for his age, and an autopsy revealed 129 injuries and starvation.
- Father sentenced for death of daughter, 10, locked in bathroom sleeping on wooden board during house fire
A Georgia father was sentenced to life in prison for the death of his 10-year-old daughter during a house fire. The girl had been sleeping on a wooden board in a windowless bathroom when the fire, started by her 15-year-old brother, killed her. The father's wife also pleaded guilty to child cruelty charges and will serve 90 years in prison.