Deputies find malnourished 6-year-old boy in attic of mom’s home during welfare check – WDAF
DE SOTO, Kan. (AP) — Johnson County sheriff’s deputies have found a severely malnourished 6-year-old boy in the attic of his home after arresting his mother on an outstanding warrant.
Slain toddler came second to privacy
He was a fat-cheeked little boy with a shock of thick black hair and an impudent grin. And like too many other aboriginal children in this province, he died while in the “care and protection” of Alberta Children and Youth Services, killed by his government-appointed foster father in November 2005 at the age of 13 months.
Catholic News Service is reporting that Pope Benedict XVI has decided he won’t accept the resignations of two bishops who said they wanted to step down after a massive child-abuse inquiry in Ireland.
BBC News – Japan child abuse at record high, police data shows
Cases of alleged child abuse in Japan have risen to their highest level since records began 10 years ago.
Doctor gagged for doubting shaken baby syndrome – health – 29 July 2010 – New Scientist
A pathologist in the UK who argues that the trademark triad of symptoms of “shaken baby syndrome” (SBS) can have an innocent cause has been prevented from testifying in court as an expert witness. The restriction could stand until January 2012.
Mom, accused of locking boys out in heat, faces abuse charge – NewsObserver.com
A Raleigh mother, accused of keeping her four sons locked outside Friday evening in heat that was near triple digits, faces a misdemeanor charge of child abuse.
Children younger than five who suffer head trauma or an unexplained life-threatening event should have an ophthalmologic evaluation, particularly if there is suspicion of abuse, according to a clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.