Child Abuse

Australian woman charged with poisoning 1-year-old girl, posting videos for donations, police say

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A woman in Australia has been arrested on allegations she gave a 1-year-old girl a variety of drugs to make her sick over a period of several months, then posted videos of the infant online for sympathy and donations, local police said. The child was subjected to “immense distress and pain” for over two months, … Read more

Sara Sharif’s father, step-mother sentenced to life in prison for “campaign of abuse” that killed 10-year-old

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London — The father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for murder. Urfan Sharif, 42, and Beinash Batool, 30, were convicted of murder last week in Sara Sharif’s death in what prosecutors called a “campaign of abuse.” Sara’s uncle, Faisal … Read more