Category: infant

Man Fleeing Ohio Police With an Abducted Infant Crashes Into a Home, Killing the Child

TIFFIN, Ohio—A man who abducted a 7-month-old child in Ohio crashed his car into a house while trying to flee from police, killing the infant and critically injuring himself. The crash in Tiffin occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. The Wood County Sheriff’s Office had sent out an alert regarding the man—whose name…


‘Children Drown Without a Sound’: Video Shows First Responder Dad Pulling Infant Son From Pool

Footage of a father saving his infant son from drowning in the family pool has gone viral and is now serving as a public service announcement for all parents ahead of summer. On May 16, a home security camera in Southern California captured the heart-stopping moment an infant boy slipped into his family’s backyard pool,…


UK Police Search for Infant After Missing Couple Arrested

LONDON—British police said Tuesday they have launched a major search for a two-month-old baby after officers arrested the infant’s mother and her boyfriend who had been missing since January. Constance Marten, 35, and her boyfriend Mark Gordon, 48, a convicted sex offender, had been on the run since the baby was born in early January….


Infant Body Found in Submerged Car in Flooded West Virginia

The body of an infant was found in a submerged car Friday in southern West Virginia after floodwaters swept through the state, authorities said. The flooding came amid a string of thunderstorms that inundated the South and dumped nearly 3 inches of rain in parts of West Virginia. Thunderstorms were possible Friday from the Florida…


First Infant in Kentucky Surrendered Anonymously at ‘Baby Box’

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.—Kentucky has seen its first infant anonymously dropped off at one of its “baby box” safe surrender locations. At a news conference Friday, Safe Haven Baby Boxes founder and CEO Monica Kelsey said the child was dropped off within the last seven days at a Bowling Green Fire Department location, declining to be…


Mom Charged in 2018 Death of Infant Found in Florida Inlet

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—A Florida woman appeared in court Friday on a first-degree murder charge in the 2018 death of her newborn infant whose body was found floating in a seaside inlet. A Palm Beach County judge ordered Arya Singh, 29, held without bail during a brief hearing. She was arrested Thursday in the death…


Infant Born Without Leg Bone Walks for the First Time and It’s Heartwarming

Juliette is now a first-grade student and in addition to running, she loves dancing and playing with friends. There’s nothing she can’t do! (Video courtesy of Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates) …


Around 2 Million Infant Swings, 220,000 Rockers Recalled After Death of 10-Month-Old

Roughly 2 million infant swings and 220,000 rockers made by Thorley’s 4moms are being recalled after reports of entanglement incidents involving infants and the death of a 10-month-old. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-headquartered Thorley Industries and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall in a notice on Monday. Specifically, the recall involves 2 million “MamaRoo swings” and…


10-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized After Ingesting Foreign Substance

COSTA MESA, Calif.—A 10-month-old baby who ingested a foreign substance in Costa Mesa that left the girl hospitalized was recovering Wednesday, while her father was behind bars and charged with child abuse. The defendant is accused of harming the girl on Saturday, according to court records. Jovany Armando Encisosolorio pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the…


Infant Denied Life-Saving Transplant Over Vaccines

A six-month-old baby has been denied a life-saving heart transplant because he is not vaccinated. August Stoll was born with a complex congenital heart disease. Earlier this month, he underwent emergency surgery at the Vanderbilt Pediatric Heart Institute in Tennessee, but the operation failed, leading his team of cardiologists to conclude that the only way…