For the most part society tends to frown on drug abuse. And drug abuse in front of a child, especially if the child is considered to be endangered as a result, is rarely if ever acceptable. So it’s little wonder that the couple found passed out in a car with their 3-year-old daughter strapped into the backseat…
Spanking children is one of those tricky subjects – some people believe wholeheartedly in it as a form of punishment, while others think it’s abusive and unacceptable. It is legal in Michigan to spank a child, but regardless of your personal views, most people would agree that if a child needs to be hospitalized because…
Hilary Ulp Arraigned on First Degree Child Abuse Charges Just after 9 o’clock on a Friday morning, Kevin Kuras picked up his 14-month-old son, Nicolas Kuras, only to discover that something was terribly wrong with his baby. The child was completely unresponsive, his head flopping around on his neck. Frantic, he had his girlfriend, Hilary…
Concealing a Body Charges in Baby’s Death The story is complex, and still holds a number of unanswered questions. But investigators are determined to get to the bottom of what caused baby Natallya’s death, and why her young father hid her body for days afterwards.
Michigan Child Welfare System Widely Criticized After years under court oversight, Michigan’s child welfare system has come a long way on the road toward improved functionality. But not far enough, it seems. According to court-appointed monitors, the state’s child welfare programs have not made sufficient progress to be removed from the care of the court.
The “Fracture Printing Interface” One of the hardest things a doctor does during their professional career is attempt to determine whether or not a hurt child has been abused, or simply had an accident. After all, a lot rides on their opinion. Families got torn apart. People go to prison. Children lose their parents. So…
Charlie Bothuell, the now 13-year-old boy found hiding in his father’s basement after an 11 day statewide search, told horrifying tales of an isolated and abusive life. His story sparked an investigation into the lives of his father and stepmother which eventually led to charges of abuse and torture.
Brian Keith Roberts, a 41-year-old resident of Kalamazoo, was sentenced to life in prison on April 27 for the abuse and resulting murder of his 2-year-old son. The little boy, Nehemiah “Nemo” Dodd, died earlier this year on January 2nd from injuries that doctors said were consistent with child abuse.
Teen mother sentenced in baby abandonment case Imagine giving birth, alone and unassisted, next to a fire pit in the back yard. Imagine being a 15-year-old girl, with no resources and no one to turn to for help. Suddenly you have a baby, and no earthly idea of what to do. How to handle the…
Detroit Abuse and Murder Prompts Homeschooling Reforms One of the many tragic details that came to light after the bodies of Mitchell Blair’s two children were found in a freezer by her front door, was the fact that they were homeschooled. Or, to be more specific, they were taken out of public school with the…