Child Abuse
Harm or mistreatment of children
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Driver in crash that killed 11-year-old, seriously injured 3 held on $1 million bond
Jermaine Deans was driving an SUV that crashed early Saturday morning, leaving a child dead and three others injured.
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Apex parents arrested after allegedly injuring child, warrants say
Cleavon and Amanda Bridges, of Apex, were arrested by Wake County deputies after allegedly injuring and neglecting a child. Both are scheduled to appear in court next month.
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Former Durham EMS supervisor sentenced to 18 years for child pornography
Andrew Childs, a former Durham EMS district supervisor, was sentenced to 18 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to distribution of child sexual abuse material and production of an "animal crush video".
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Smithfield woman charged with child abuse, unlicensed child care after baby hospitalized
A Smithfield woman accused of child abuse and running an unlicensed daycare facility is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
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Wake couple charged with child abuse; 6-month-old had broken ribs
A Wake County couple has been charged after their 6-month-old child was found with broken ribs. Daniel and Lucinda Santamaria, the child's parents, were both charged Monday.
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Fuquay-Varina mother charged in 12-year-old son's death accused of withholding medical care
A Fuquay-Varina mother has been indicted by a grand jury in the death of her son.
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Father charged with attempted first-degree murder after 2-year-old left with spinal fracture
Garner police charge father with attempted first-degree murder after 2-year-old hospitalized with serious injuries.
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Goldsboro police arrest mother, two others after 1-year-old treated with second-degree burns
Terry Combee, 27, was arrested just one month after officers said her 1-year-old son was treated for second-degree burns. Her arrest comes after officers arrested two other people in May.
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ONLY ON WRAL: Family of Kindergartener says video showed Edgecombe County teacher shoving her
District leaders said Diahanna Lynn Woods resigned from Princeville Elementary School on Tuesday. According to arrest warrants, she is accused of shoving a 5-year-old girl in the chest and pulling her by the arms multiple times.
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ONLY ON WRAL: Family of Kindergartener says video showed Edgecombe County teacher shoving her
District leaders said Diahanna Lynn Woods resigned from Princeville Elementary School on Tuesday. According to arrest warrants, she is accused of shoving a 5-year-old girl in the chest and pulling her by the arms multiple times.
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Man and woman arrested, charged with child abuse after 1-year-old treated with second-degree burns
Goldsboro police arrested Kenneth Russell, 36, and Jasmyne Payce, 25, on Friday, after a one-year-old boy was taken to UNC Health for second-degree burns.
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Raleigh childcare worker indicted, accused of fracturing child's leg
Ashley Nicole Taris, 24, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday for child abuse with serious physical injury.
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Granville County father charged with murder of 5-month-old daughter
John Wheeler, 34, of Franklinton, is charged with second-degree murder and child abuse after the death of his 5-month-old daughter, Kylie Wheeler. Deputies found the infant unresponsive with multiple injuries consistent with child abuse on May 10.
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Two charged with child abuse after child shot in hand in Cumberland County
Two people were arrested and charged with child abuse after a child was shot in the hand, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.
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Garner woman charged with child abuse
A Wake County woman has been charged with child abuse.
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Robeson County man arrested, faces several charges after alleged burglary and kidnapping
Brannigan Luther, 30, was arrested early Sunday morning and is facing several charges, including first-degree kidnapping and child abuse following a burglar.
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‘More lives will be lost’: NC lawmakers seek overhaul of child protective services
A bipartisan push in the legislature seeks to give state officials more oversight of families that exhibit higher risk of child abuse.
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Warrant: Wake County child care worker dragged boy by arm
Archana Singh, who worked at a Holly Springs child care facility, was arrested by Holly Springs police for an incident from April 21. She faces child abuse charges.
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NC man charged with felony child abuse, warrants describe malnutrition, developmental delays
The Durham County Sheriff's Office has charged a man with four counts of felony child abuse.
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18-year-old charged with child abuse for role in Winston-Salem park shooting, police say
According to the Winston-Salem Police Department, officers arrested Joel Michael Gamble-Toliver, 18, and charged him with felony child abuse and felony riot for his role in the shooting.
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Halifax woman charged with human trafficking
Doris Bynum, 53, was arrested near Enfield
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Two charged with child abuse after claims man forced girl’s face underwater near Sunset Beach pier
Two people were charged with child abuse following an incident beneath the Sunset Beach Pier on Saturday evening.
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13-year-old kept in dog kennel among 6 kids rescued from 'filthy' Wake County home, documents say
After an investigation, Lacy Douglas Hocutt Jr., 34, and Rachelleigh Marie Galasso, 33, were arrested on Wednesday, the Wake County Sheriff's Office said.
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Police: Garner mother charged with not getting medical attention for 2-year-old's broken arm
Court documents say that Tamika Smith's lack of medical attention resulted in "prolonging pain and suffering" to the child, according to Garner police.
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Child abuse charges so serious couple could lose custody forever
Tamara Ross, 37, and Christopher Ross, 41, who were married in 2021, were raising four children -- Christopher Ross's children by another mother, ages 11, 18 and 20, and a 3-year-old whom they shared.
