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FULL TITLE: Girl, 4, with Down Syndrome 'is beaten to death by her mother's boyfriend after she interrupted him' A California man has been arrested for allegedly beating to death his girlfriend's four-year-old daughter, who had Down Syndrome. According to a press release from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department, on Tuesday night 24-year-old Adam Hughes was babysitting his girlfriend’s children at their home in the 10000 block of Kernwood Court in Rancho Cucamonga when four-year-old Kylee Willis 'angered' the man by interrupting him. The sheriff’s department wrote that the 5-foot-11, 220-pound Hughes assaulted the special needs toddler and then put...

WILLOW GROVE, Pa. (WTXF) - A Montgomery County mother and her boyfriend have been charged in the death of her 4-year-old little boy, according to authorities. Sadness hung over the 1800 block of Lukens Avenue in Willow Grove Tuesday night as a neighborhood came to grips with the death of 4-year-old Tahjir Smith and the arrest of his mother and her boyfriend. Investigators say 19-year-old Lisa Smith and 26-year-old Keiff King stand charged for now with attempted murder, aggravated assault and other crimes in the beating death of little Tahjir after he spilled his breakfast cereal at their home, which...

CHICOT COUNTY, Ark. (KATV) — A man is facing a capital murder charge in connection to the death of a 3-year-old girl, who authorities say died after apparently being spanked. The Chicot County Sheriff's Department reports 3-year-old Journee Orji was admitted to the local emergency room by her mother and grandmother on Tuesday. Authorities say Journee's mother, Jasmine Evans, stated her boyfriend, Jeffery Tucker, had "spanked" the child earlier in the day and later left in Evans' vehicle.

Had it not been for a scheduling conflict for her normal baby sitter, 2-year-old Aaliyah Lewis might have spent the day with her grandfather. Had she not been potty-trained with repeated lashings from a belt and hanger, the toddler might not have required a trip to the hospital. And had her mother sought help right away when she saw her daughter’s injuries, the young girl might have survived. Instead, Aaliyah was baby-sat April 21, 2016, by her mother’s boyfriend, Jamarius Devonti Graham. Graham acknowledged physically punishing the toddler — spanking her 20 times with a belt and striking her with...

JACKSON COUNTY, WV - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office tells 13 News the department is investigating a sex assault case against a 9-month-old baby. Sheriff's Office officials confirm Benjamin Taylor, the baby's mother's boyfriend, is charged with first degree sexual assault.