New York Mom, Shot Dead While Shielding Kids At School
This woman was a true hero. She placed herself between a gunman and children to shield them and sacrificed her own life to save theirs. Source: Huffington Post NEW YORK — Someone with a gun opened fire on a street as students were let out of school Friday afternoon, killing one parent who had tried [...]
Cops: Woman left child in stroller outside bar
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) – A Daytona Beach mother was arrested and charged with child neglect after police say she left 5-year-old child who was in her care in a stroller outside a bar while she was inside the bar drinking at around 9:45 p.m. at a bar in Daytona Beach FL. According [...]
Boston area mom punches baby in mouth and is surrounded on bus
A Boston Mom is accused of punching her toddler son in the mouth on a city bus and shouting expletives at him before being surrounded by a group of passengers and kept on the bus until police arrived, according to the police. Erica Ryan pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault and battery on [...]
Mom arrested for robbing 14-year-old at gunpoint
A New Hampshire mom has been charged with robbing a 14-year-old girl at gunpoint in a dispute over a bicycle. Officers say the teenager was riding a friend’s bike down the street when her neighbor, 40 year old Kelley Feeley, came out of her apartment and accused the girl of stealing the bike from her [...]
Mom jailed for allegedly biting son
A Lakeland Florida mom was arrested and jailed for child abuse after family members said she bit her son. Police investigated 26-year-old Ann Marie Kane after Department of Children and Families officials reported three adult-sized bite marks on her son. According to an arrest report, Kane admitted biting the boy in the past because he [...]
‘Hot Sauce Mom’ Charged with Child Abuse
An anchorage mother of six was fed up and frustrated with her son’s misbehavior, so she decided to try giving him a cold shower and a mouthful of hot sauce. The case of the “Hot Sauce Mom” came to light after Beagley sent a videotape of her disciplining the boy (recorded by her daughter, by [...]
Mother Shoots 2 Kids For Talking Back
Julie Schenecker of Florida was arrested for shooting her two children because they talked back. Tampa police have arrested the 50-year old mom on Friday on two counts of first-degree murder. A Tampa police spokesperson told media that Julie Schenecker claims she killed her 13-year-old son Powers “Beau” Schenecke and 16-year-old daughter Calyx Powers Schenecker [...]
Jennifer Petkov Taunts Neighbor’s Dying Child
Unless you’ve been in a cave you’ve heard about the woman who taunted her neighbor’s child who has Huntington’s Disease and is dying. Now she has had her children, a five year old son and an eight year old daughter, taken from her and placed with their biological father. For more on this recent development [...]
Mom’s Fight For Burial Near Son Leads To New Law
MANSFIELD, Mass. — Her son was killed on the front lines in Iraq and she fought for the right to be buried with him in a military cemetery. Just thinking about what Denise Anderson has accomplished makes her weep. The Corey Shea Act, named after her hero son sits on the president’s desk waiting to [...]
Moms underestimate their influence on kids’ weight
A survey released Oct. 4 by HealthyWomen revealed that most American women underestimate their ability to prevent obesity in their children. Previous research had shown that moms have a stronger effect than fathers on a child’s weight. But this survey found that while 87% of women believe a parent’s obesity affects a child’s risk of [...]