ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — The body of a Rowan County girl who was last seen in November 2011 has been located, according to Capt. John Sifford with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. In August 2016, investigators with the sheriff’s office and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtained information that confirmed Erica Parsons was likely deceased. On Tuesday, Rowan County detectives and special agents with the FBI recovered skeletal human remains of a young girl who was identified as Erica. READ MORE HERE

How police found Erica Parsons

Sheriff: NC girl was likely dead long before she was reported missing

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KENT, Washington — Police here say a woman who was very late in her pregnancy set herself on fire. She was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, where the child was delivered at nearly full term, police say. The infant died shortly after it was delivered. The King County Medical Examiner says the infant lived little more than two hours and died of asphyxia. READ MORE HERE

Kent police: Suicidal pregnant woman lit herself on fire

Pregnant woman sets self on fire; baby dies

HARLEM – A 6-year-old Harlem boy covered in bruises died after being rushed to the hospital by his mother, police said Tuesday. The child’s mother, Geraldine Perkins, had been the subject of five child abuse allegations stretching back to 2010, sources said. But she told detectives her muscle-bound boyfriend, Rysheim Smith, beat little Zymere Perkins with a broken broomstick for defecating in an ice bucket, sources said. READ MORE HERE

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Karen Lockhart was abused by her father Albert Starkie from age of seven

A woman whose father took her virginity when she was just 11 has bravely spoken out about how her ‘life was stolen’ decades after the horrific abuse. Mother-of-one Karen Lockhart, now 57, was assaulted by her father Albert Starkie over a five-year period starting when she was just seven-years-old. She was forced to carry out sex acts on him at Tatton cinema in Manchester at the age of nine and she was abused at the family home in nearby Wythenshawe. After keeping the awful truth hidden for 50 years, Ms Lockhart decided to tell police and Starkie, 80, has now been convicted of child abuse offences. READ MORE HERE

A wannabe rapper has been charged with having sex with a 12-year-old girl after grooming her on Facebook. Noor Raad raps under the name of Thundah MC and was arrested at his Sydney home in the suburb of Bankstown on Tuesday. Raad was arrested after a tip-off was made to the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse Squad that an underage girl had been procured online for sex. READ MORE HERE

An 11-year-old boy has become Britain’s youngest male-on-male rapist after he admitted attacking a nine-year-old boy 15 times. The child from Blackpool, Lancashire, was only caught when the victim’s mother heard suspicious whispering on the baby monitor in her son’s bedroom. The boy, who is now 12, also sexually assaulted a seven-year-old boy and then twice sexually assaulted an 11-year-old disabled boy while on bail for the rapes. READ MORE HERE

14-year-old gunman wounds 3

TOWNVILLE, South Carolina — A teacher and two young students were injured when a 14-year-old allegedly opened fire at a South Carolina elementary school Wednesday afternoon. 911 dispatchers received the initial call around 1:45 p.m. from a teacher who was in a classroom, reporting an armed male on the campus, officials said at a press conference Wednesday evening. The shooting left a 6-year-old boy in critical condition and undergoing surgery, Scott Stoller, Anderson County’s director of  emergency services. READ MORE HERE

South Carolina school shooting: 2 children, 1 teacher wounded

South Carolina school shooting suspect killed father before attack

Police: Teen shooter killed dad before school rampage – USA Today

Teenage Gunman Hurts Three at South Carolina School – NBC News

3,000 images of children and babies being abused found on his computer

UK – A former Royal Navy chief petty officer and prison guard has been jailed after attempting to meet a nine-year-old girl for sex. Married father-of-three Geoffrey Grimster-Shepherd was caught by undercover police posing as a woman named ‘Tracey’ in an online chatroom – where he detailed how he would like to have sex with her and her stepdaughter ‘Katy’. The 58-year-old was arrested after travelling from his family home in Cornwall to Gillingham in Kent, where he had arranged to meet Tracey in a McDonald’s. READ MORE HERE

Man calls police saying he just shot his family; 4 children killed

DEARBORN, Michigan – Police arrested a father Wednesday who allegedly murdered his four children in their family home. The man, whose name was not made public, injured his wife and attacked and killed all four kids. The man called Dearborn Heights police at about 1:20 a.m. to confess he had murdered his family. The man was sitting on his front porch when police later arrived at the home. Lt. Michael Krause said the suspect called police and told them that he had killed his entire family. Inside the home, investigators found a 4-year-old Kaliegh Green and 6-year-old Koi Green dead in their beds, a 17-year-old girl and 19-year-old boy dead in the basement, and the suspect’s wife suffering from gunshot and stab wounds. The wife, identified as Faith Green, was rushed to a local hospital and last reported in fair condition. READ MORE HERE

Michigan Father Calls Police After Allegedly Killing 4 Children, Critically Wounding Their Mother

4 children killed, mother injured at Dearborn Heights home

Police: Children asphyxiated, teens bound, shot – Detroit News

Man accused in MI murders of teens and children also murdered previous pregnant wife

We’re learning more about the violent past of the man accused of killing his two step children and two biological children and then assaulting their mother. Gregory Green served time for a 1991 murder, in which officials say he pleaded no contest to strangling his then wife, who was six months pregnant.

A recent study revealed that the U.S. has seen an alarming rise in suicides. In fact, with the rate now at 13 suicides per 100,000 people, it’s at an all-time high since the mid-1980s. The idea that anyone could feel life is not worth living anymore — let alone thousands of Americans each year — knocks the wind out of me.

September 2016 is also known as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month which helps promote resources and awareness around the issues of suicide prevention, how you can help others and how to talk about suicide without increasing the risk of harm.

Suicidal thoughts can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people and is often the result of mental health conditions that effect people when they are most vulnerable. Suicidal thoughts and suicide occur too frequently but should not be considered common and can indicate more serious issues. In many cases the individuals, friends and families affected by suicide are left in dark, feeling shame or stigma that prevents talking openly about issues dealing with suicide.

• Know the Warning Signs and Risk of Suicide
• Preventing Suicide as a Family Member or Caregiver
• Being Prepared for a Crisis

Crisis and Information Resources

• I’m in crisis or am experiencing difficult or suicidal thoughts: National Suicide Hotline 1-800-273 TALK (8255)
• I’m looking for more information, referrals or support: NAMI HelpLine 800-950-NAMI (6264)

If you or someone you know is in an emergency, call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or call 911 immediately. READ MORE HERE

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RecognitionWorks also had the opportunity to meet with addiction survivors who shared their stories about overcoming their substance abuse.

Dad Kills Baby Daughter Who Survived Cancer Because He Was Jealous

A man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of his toddler daughter in what authorities said was a murder fueled by jealousy over the attention the girl received after surviving cancer. Ryan Lawrence, 25, was arrested two days after he abducted his little girl, Maddox, police said. Lawrence admitted in court to beating his daughter to death with a wooden baseball bat before burning her body in a fire pit and then tying her remains to a cinder block and dumping them in the water. READ MORE HERE

Watch: Ryan Lawrence admits killing Baby Maddox in emotional court appearance

Ryan Lawrence pleads guilty to first-degree murder for death of his daughter Maddox

Two New Jersey women have violated the first two rules of Fight Club – and it has landed them in hot water. Erica Kenny, 22, and Chanese White, 29, pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to encouraging young children under their supervision at a day care center to fight each other – similar to the ‘fight club’ depicted in the 1999 hit film starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. According to Union County prosecutors, the two former workers at the Lightbridge Academy day care center in Cranford, New Jersey, encouraged children between the ages of four and six to push and shove each other in the schoolyard. READ MORE HERE

Shocking Photo of Child Wrapped in Duct Tape Circulating Online

A shocking photo has been submitted to Fugitive Watch of a little girl wrapped induct tape, with tape across her mouth. The photo appears to be from a Facebook account with the name Carlos Bautista. The post is written in Spanish saying the girl is 12 years old and is being offered for as a servant or sex slave. It also appears to say she cleans and mops and is good for other things. READ MORE HERE