South Brunswick Woman Arrested After Young Son Overdoses on Methadone
A South Brunswick woman was criminally charged in connection with the death of her two-year-old son after he ingested her dose of methadone. The mother, 34-year-old Lynn Bergacs, was arrested and charged with reckless manslaughter and endangering the welfare of the child in the second degree, according to a release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s […]
read full articleTeen Girl Charged with Murder for Death of Infant in Highland Park, NJ
Authorities reported that a 14-year-old girl is facing criminal charges after being identified as the mother of a baby boy that was found dead. The teen mother is being charged with murder as a juvenile after the infant body turned up alongside a multi-family house on Lincoln Avenue in Highland Park, NJ. To make matters […]
read full articleNew Jersey Man Convicted of Murder and Child Endangerment
A New Jersey man was recently convicted of murder and child endangerment after a jury found that he repeatedly stabbed his girlfriend in front of her young daughter. According to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, the 41-year-old man killed his girlfriend by stabbing her dozens of times, all while her five-year-old daughter watched. Apparently, the […]
read full articleNJ Father Charged with Manslaughter Following Death of Four-Month-Old Son
A New Jersey father was recently charged with first degree aggravated manslaughter, second degree aggravated assault and second degree endangering the welfare of a child following the death of his four-month-old son. According to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, police responded to the report of an unresponsive child and found a four-month-old boy with no […]
read full articleNew Jersey: 15 Child Deaths in the Past Three Years
The recent passing of two-year-old Kayley Freeman marks the 15th time a child being monitored by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”), formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (“DYFS”), has died in the past three years in New Jersey. The child in this case died on August 26, 2017 […]
read full articleNew Jersey Mother Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Manslaughter for Death of Child
A New Jersey mother who was accused of being under the influence of drugs in the front seat of her car while her child was in the backseat suffocating to death recently pleaded guilty to manslaughter as a result of her child’s death. In this tragic case, the allegations included that the mother left her […]
read full articleNJ Appellate Division Affirms “Shaken Baby” Conviction
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, recently upheld the conviction of a mother of twins who was found guilty of the aggravated manslaughter of a toddler that she was babysitting. This case arose after a 14-month-old toddler became lifeless at the woman’s home. Although the defense asserted that the child went limp after choking […]
read full articleUtah Mother Suspected of Murder-Suicide
A mother in Utah is suspected of having killed her nine-year-old daughter before turning the gun on herself on New Year’s Eve. According to authorities and family members of the suspect and the victim, the bodies of 41-year-old Karina Clark and nine-year-old Madison Clark were discovered inside the family’s home in Magna, near Salt Lake […]
read full articleManslaughter Charges Filed Against Salem County, NJ Mother Who Allegedly Passed Out in Car
The New Jersey mother who was allegedly high and passed out in the car where her daughter passed away is now being charged with reckless manslaughter. According to the complaint filed by the New Jersey State Police, the suspect has been charged with recklessly causing the death of her two-year-old daughter by “snorting narcotics and […]
read full articleBabysitter Charged with Murder of Four-Year-Old Child in Camden
A New Jersey man faces murder charges stemming from the alleged fatal beating of four-year-old Natalise “Kayla” Gunter in Camden, NJ. During the suspect’s detention hearing, an assistant Camden County prosecutor stated that the child victim was “absolutely helpless” and had been “beaten on every limb of her body.” The beating allegedly occurred on July […]
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