The new archbishop of Canterbury has pledged to rebuild trust and confidence in the way the Church of England deals with the abuse of children and vulnerable adults, saying that in the past it has fallen tragically short. Sarah Mullally told a meeting of the C of E's ruling body, the General Synod, that proper independence would be central to the way the church dealt with allegations of abuse on her watch as archbishop.
A 12-year-old boy who died while in the care of two Ontario women was wrongly and excessively prescribed medications by several doctors who didn't assess him in person, according to a lawsuit filed by his biological family. His younger brother experienced the same overprescribing while living with Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney in Burlington, the statement of claim alleges. The doctors clearly breached their professional duties, it says.
Stacey Lee Snow, 53, pleaded not guilty earlier this month to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the 16-month-old girl, who authorities said was found unresponsive after she had been put down for a nap April 8. The Medical Examiner's Office concluded that the girl asphyxiated, and the report indicated she'd had her head wedged between a plastic cot placed on top of a portable crib and the crib railing.
Two young girls have been awarded over $30 million in damages after reaching a settlement Friday in a lawsuit over the death of their 11-year-old sister. According to the lawsuit, filed in San Diego County Superior Court, Arabella McCormack endured starvation and torture at the hands of her adoptive family before her death in 2022. Although the alleged abuse lasted for years, the lawsuit says that time after time, adults did nothing to save the three sisters from their torment.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of central Budapest on Saturday, marching to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's offices demanding his resignation over alleged child abuse in state-run juvenile institutions. The protesters, seen carrying soft toys and torches, were led by Orban's main challenger, Peter Magyar, who held a banner that said: "Let's protect children." The protesters walked across the Danube River, with many heading towards Orban's offices on Castle Hill.
Security camera footage from the centre showed the director of the Szolo Street juvenile detention centre kicking a boy in the head. Earlier this week, four staff members were taken into custody, and the government announced that it would place all such child facilities under direct police supervision. On Saturday, thousands of protesters walked through Budapest's frosty streets behind a banner reading Protect the children! and called on the government to take more action against the perpetrators.
At the Dec. 2 hearing, Commissioner Todd Olsen issued a protective order prohibiting Smith from any in-person, written or electronic contact with the children. When Smith asked the court to consider pretrial release, Olsen asked the state's opinion, and prosecutor Clifford Ross opposed the request unequivocally. "That's a hard no, your honor," Ross said. He directed the court to the probable cause declaration, citing safety concerns, and maintained that a no-bail warrant remained appropriate, given the severity of the allegations against Smith.
The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission pulled Trooper Michael Gagnon's law enforcement certification Tuesday, a week after he was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery and assault and battery on a child causing injury. The POST Commission suspension order directs Gagnon to surrender his agency-issued credentials and equipment, including his uniform, badge, firearm, cruiser, and Taser. A State Police spokesperson previously said Gagnon has been relieved of duty and suspended without pay.
By around 6 p.m. ET on Dec. 21, 2022, the court heard Monday, the boy seemed calmer, Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber told a Halton Children's Aid Society (CAS) protection worker in an interview the next day. But when Cooney went to check on him, she found vomit everywhere and he was unresponsive, protection worker Faisel Modhi said in the witness box, referring to his notes from the interview.
My identity, my immediate family, my extended family, everything was erased,' says adoptee Ju-rye Hwang. Sydney, Australia Ju-rye Hwang grew up assuming her parents in South Korea were dead and that she was alone in the world after being adopted to North America at about six years of age. That was until a phone call from a journalist in Seoul turned her world upside down.
News broke recently that the body of 11-year-old Jacqueline "Mimi" Torres-Garcia had been found buried in a storage container outside an abandoned house. Mimi's body was found more than a year after she'd allegedly died, reportedly following long-term abuse, including starvation and restraint as punishment. Mimi's mother, Karla Garcia, allegedly told her sister, Jackelyn Garcia, that the girl had died after she was starved for two weeks.
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