Archive for April, 2012

WA Police Buy Cemetary Plots to Stop Josh Powell from Being Buried Next to Sons

Posted by Sandra On April - 2 - 2012 ADD COMMENTS

A sheriff and his sergeant in Washington state have bought burial plots next to Josh Powell’s boys in order to block family members from burying him next to them, according to a media report Wednesday. “The bottom line is, Josh Powell will not be near those two boys,” Pierce County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ed Troyer said in an interview with a Seattle-area radio program called the Ron and Don Show. READ MORE HERE

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Breaking News: 7 Dead In Christian School Shooting

Posted by Sandra On April - 2 - 2012 ADD COMMENTS

Several Wounded in shooting at Oikos University in Oakland

Several Wounded in shooting at Oikos University in Oakland (via CNN)

OAKLAND, CA — At least seven people are now confirmed dead and 3 wounded in a shooting at a Christian university in East Oakland. Police received reports of shots fire around 10:40 from the campus Oikos University on Edgewater Drive. Witnesses say the gunman walked into a classroom and opened fire. READ MORE HERE

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Two Children Viciously Murdered In Acid Attack

Posted by Sandra On April - 2 - 2012 ADD COMMENTS

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The friendship between two children cost them their lives, as their bodies were recently found in an eastern province of Afghanistan. A 12-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were killed after being doused with acid, purportedly because a friendship had developed between the two children in the extremely conservative country of Afghanistan. READ MORE HERE

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11-YO Boy Starved To Death

Posted by Sandra On April - 2 - 2012 ADD COMMENTS

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Boy, 11, Starved To Death By Parents After Being Locked In Bedroom – ATE OWN FECES To Stay Alive

Some believe parents should require a license before they can have kids. Johnathan Ramsey, an 11-year-old boy from Dallas Texas, ate his own feces before he was starved to death by his parents after they locked him inside his bedroom. READ MORE HERE

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April: Child Abuse Awareness Month

Posted by Sandra On April - 2 - 2012 ADD COMMENTS

APRIL IS “CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH”

Dreamcatchers for Abused Children is working with our partners to plan several inter-related events, all designed to heighten the awareness of the important work that’s being done nationwide to support children and families and prevent child abuse and neglect. We encourage you all to participate in any way you can in these upcoming events. Remember, education & awareness is the “KEY” to prevention!!

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