Mother Charged in Murder of 18-month-old Twins, Adam and Eve

“I harmed my babies.” That’s what a 41-year-old Tacony mother, bleeding from self-inflicted wounds to her wrists, told police when they arrived at her house on Ditman Street near Levick on Thursday. Police said the woman, identified by neighbors and in property records as Stacey Newkirk, smothered one of her 18-month-old twins and drowned the other in what sources say may have been a jealous rage over an affair she believed her husband was having with a family member.  READ MORE HERE

SANTA ANA — A 30-year old woman was sentenced to 25-years to life in prison for her role in the beating death of her 4-year-old son, who died after enduring months of horrific abuse. Gabriela Morales was convicted last month of assault on a child likely to produce death and child abuse for the May 30, 2008, killing. READ MORE HERE

Mother Gouges Her 5-YO Son’s Eyes Out – Believes It Was To ‘SAVE THE WORLD’

An ‘end of the world’ ritual went wrong in Mexico. Carmen Rios García, from Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico, 23, was arrested after gouging out the eyes of her 5-year-old son, Fernando, with her bare hands during a cult ritual on Thursday, when he refused to close his eyes during a prayer ceremony. READ MORE HERE

Help Find Missing Children in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom

MissingKidsMap.com uses the Google Maps API together with information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to display a current map of the origins of missing children in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. If you rollover the name of the missing child or click on a marker on the map an information balloon appears with case details on the missing child. We hope that by presenting the NCMEC information in this manner this site will contribute to enhancing awareness of missing children cases in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

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4-Year-Old Boy Handcuffed And Starved To Death By ‘MONSTER’ UNCLE – Weighed Only 21 POUNDS

Randy Gardner pled guilty to second-degree murder and was sentence to 30-60 years imprisonment for the death of his nephew, 4 year old Robert Byrd, who he handcuffed, withheld food, and regularly beat. According to Daily Mail, Byrd died last May of starvation and neglect, and was found weighing only 21 pounds – half of the average weight for a 4 year old boy- and with skin erosions and bruises on 90 percent of his body. READ MORE HERE

A 12-year-old girl allegedly lured into a child prostitution ring was scared she’d get into trouble if she didn’t have sex with a 55-year-old client, a court has heard. Elia Toma, 55, appeared in Campbelltown Local Court on Friday charged with multiple child sex and prostitution offenses. Toma is one of four men, all aged in their 50s, charged with being customers of an alleged Sydney child prostitution ring run by two young sisters.  READ MORE HERE

CANADA:  15-YO Ontario Teen Fights Off Kidnapper

ONTARIO, CA– Police in Ontario are searching for a man who chased a teenage girl down a neighborhood block, in an attempt to abduct her while she was walking to school. The 15-year-old victim was walking to high school alone when a man began following her in a pickup truck, according to Ontario police. She turned the corner and ran, but the truck swung into a driveway in front of her, cutting her off. READ MORE HERE

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Boyfriend Arrested in Deaths of Woman, Son Found in South L.A. Home

LOS ANGELES — Police have arrested a man accused of murdering a woman and her son and leaving their bodies to decompose in an apartment. The bodies of 39-year-old Penelipha Carter and her 11-year-old son, Crestsalin Carter were found Monday by police investigating a report of a foul odor. READ MORE HERE

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea plans to chemically castrate a sex offender convicted of repeated crimes against children, the country’s first use of the punishment, officials said Thursday. The 45-year-old man will get an injection Friday that lowers testosterone-producing hormones and aims to inhibit sexual impulses, Justice Ministry officials said on condition of anonymity citing department rules.  READ MORE HERE

A teacher aide goes too far to put down a distraction. Chris Quirk, 10, an autistic child, came to school with a loose tooth and, instead of putting up with the distraction, the teacher’s aide tried pulling the tooth, but took the wrong one. According to WCVB,  the boy’s mother, Sabrina Grant, is in an uproar after having her son experience the extraction of a good tooth. READ MORE HERE

Man confesses to strangling boy

New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says Pedro Hernandez has been arrested in the killing of Etan Patz, reports the Associated Press. Hernandez confessed to  strangling Etan Patz, the boy whose disappearance 33 years ago sparked the movement to put the faces of missing children on milk cartons. Hernandez told investigators he wrapped the 6-year-old’s body in a bag and put it in a box in Manhattan. But when he returned later, the box was no longer there.  READ MORE HERE

2012 TOYOTA’S  “100 CARS FOR GOOD”  FINALIST

Dreamcatchers for Abused Children Is One of 500 Finalists for Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good Program!! Help us win a new car to make an even bigger difference! Dreamcatchers for Abused Children is proud to announce we’ve been selected as a finalist in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good Program. Now we need your support! Tell your friends and vote for Dreamcatchers!!

Go To:   www.100carsforgood.com
Date:      MAY 23, 2012
When:   10am- 11:59pm EST  (ONLY)

Voting is for ONE day only !!!

Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will be awarding 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days based on votes from the public. A total of 500 nonprofits were selected from more than 4,000 applications nationwide.   We are hoping to win a new Toyota to help allow our organization to fulfill our mission, community outreach programs, and educate the public on child abuse awareness at a greater level.

Cincinnati, OH – Alicia Gaston, a 20-year-old Ohio woman has been jailed after she allegedly raped her boyfriend’s 7-year-old son. According to police, Gaston was taken into custody after she confessed to having intercourse with her boyfriend’s minor son. The alleged sexual contact reportedly took place in April, 2011. READ MORE HERE