10-YO Child Abuse Victim Dies
UPDATE: The 10-year-old who was strangled by his mother died Thursday, Tucson Police spokesman Sgt. Chris Widmer said. The boy was strangled Jan. 30. The mother of the boy told police in the ensuing 911 call that she had choked her son. The boy remained in the hospital until Thursday, where he succumbed to his injuries, Widmer said. Family members of a 10-year-old boy strangled with a cord are praying for his recovery. The boy’s mom is in jail charged with attempted first degree murder and child abuse. READ MORE HERE
---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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