Daycare Provider Charged In 19-Month Old’s Death
A babysitter in Elkhart County is facing a felony charge after investigators say a toddler died in her care. WSBT 22 learned Jackie Rolston lied to police about how 19-month-old Kirk Coleman died in her care, and it’s not the first time she has been accused of child abuse. Monday, Angie Garza and her family picked out a headstone for her dead grandson. Tuesday – his birthday – they spent St. Patrick’s Day at the cemetery celebrating a little boy they loved so much. “He would have been two,” Garza said. “That was a bad day.” READ MORE HERE
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---------------------------------------------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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