The Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced Thursday that a couple had been indicted on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse in connection with the 2022 death of their 8-year-old son in southern Arizona. Parents Joshua Aaron Butcher, 32, and Mercedes Moreno Caho, 29, were formally accused in May of first-degree murder and four counts […]
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced Thursday that a couple had been indicted on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse in connection with the 2022 death of their 8-year-old son in southern Arizona. Parents Joshua Aaron Butcher, 32, and Mercedes Moreno Caho, 29, were formally accused in May of first-degree murder and four counts […]
The child’s body was recovered the next day Police in India have arrested a couple after recovering the partially-eaten body of their 6-year-old son whose mother is accused of throwing him into a canal known for having crocodiles, according to multiple reports. Savitri Kumar and her husband Ravi Kumar were arrested on murder charges in […]
A car driven by a teacher slammed into the side of a school for adults with developmental disabilities in Little Ferry on Tuesday. The teacher was parking her 2017 Honda Civic outside of The New Jersey Expanding Capabilities Center on Chamberlain Road in Little Ferry when her brakes failed causing her to strike the building, […]
NIMISHILLEN TWP. − A Stark County school bus driver on Monday lost control of a bus on Georgetown Street NE and collided with an oncoming pickup truck, according to investigators. Three adults were taken to local hospitals to be treated for injuries following the crash at 4:05 p.m. on Georgetown Street NE, near state Route […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than $2 billion in funding for services for people with unique abilities this week. It’s designed to provide social, medical, behavioral, and therapeutic aid to adults and children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Additionally, officials highlighted state investments in community projects like the Els Center of Excellence. Read: DeSantis […]
Here are the top stories in health news this week from Yahoo News partners. ‘There’s no doubt in my mind these people were suffering.’ Some people who have been legally euthanized in the Netherlands in recent years cited autism or intellectual disabilities as the only reason or a major reason for seeking euthanasia, saying they […]
A mother is suing Indianapolis Public Schools, as well as some of its staff members, claiming that her 7-year-old son was recorded as he was attacked by another student. In the lawsuit filed on April 16 and obtained by NBC News, the mother of the second grader, who has disabilities, including “sensory sensitivities, an executive […]
A former teacher in Indiana is accused of orchestrating a “Fight Club” in which he allegedly encouraged classmates to beat up a 7-year-old student with disabilities and videotaping at least one assault, according to a lawsuit filed this week. The 7-year-old boy’s mother filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Marion County that also names Indiana Public […]
A disturbing case has left a family outraged and frustrated after their 12-year-old daughter with disabilities was attacked inside her school. Eyewitness News obtained the video showing the moment when two teenagers pulled the girl out of her wheelchair and tossed her to the ground. The case happened inside an elevator at Conway Middle in […]
A Massachusetts woman accused of physically abusing three Pre-Kindergarten students in her care at a Bridgewater elementary school appeared in court on assault charges Tuesday, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced. Kathryn Rousseau, 56, of Taunton pleaded not guilty in Brockton District Court to three counts of assault and battery on a person with […]
People laced up their shoes and rolled out their strollers at McAlpine Creek Park for its 24th Annual Joni and Friends Walk ‘N Roll. Runners take part in Runway 5K at Charlotte Douglas Airport The event featured a family-friendly 5K and fun run, which was followed by a block party. “We have more than 200 […]