Man Charged With Child Abuse, Attempted Murder
A 2-year-old child has died after a Suitland man admitted to abusing him, police say. Clifton Edward Bernard, 26, was arrested early Wednesday morning after officials received a report of an unresponsive child in the 3800 block of Swann Road. The victim, Jamir Khaden Shipe of the 3800 block of Swann Road in Suitland, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of multiple injuries, including head trauma. The child died Thursday, police say. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. 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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