Mom On Facebook When Toddler Killed
(Reuters) – A Colorado mother who told police she was surfing Facebook when her 22-month-old daughter was struck and killed by a van was arrested on suspicion of child abuse, police said on Friday. Karen Pena, 30, was being held on a $50,000 bond in connection with the May 28 death of Laniece Fletcher, Detective Robert Friel of the Aurora, Colorado, police department said.
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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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