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East Troy mother pleads guilty in death of twins
An East Troy woman has pleaded guilty in the deaths of her twin baby girls who drowned in a bathtub while she slept.
Prosecutor files more charges in teen torture (UPDATE)
A prosecutor has filed more charges against a husband and wife accused of torturing and starving the man's teenage daughter and forcing the girl to live in their basement.
Hearings for starved girl’s parents postponed
A judge postponed preliminary hearings for a father and stepmother accused of forcing the man's daughter to live for years in the sparse basement of their Wisconsin home and denying her sufficient food after they appeared in court Thursday without attorneys.
Father accused in infant’s death is fined
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A La Crosse County judge has imposed a fine, but no jail time for a father whose infant daughter suffocated after he placed her in a bean bag chair. Sean Meyer said he placed his 4-month-old daughter Evelin in the chair on top of the couch so she could watch […]
Teens in court on baby abandonment charges
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — Two Wisconsin teenagers have appeared in court on charges they abandoned their newborn baby outside a church in Kimberly. Eighteen-year-old Benjamin LaMarche and 17-year-old Nadia Zahirudin are both charged in Outagamie County court with child abandonment and child neglect. WLUK-TV reports during LaMarche’s court appearance Thursday a $10,000 signature bond was [&hell[...]
Teens charged with abandoning newborn
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — The teenage parents of a newborn abandoned in Kimberly were charged Wednesday with child abandonment and child neglect. Eighteen-year-old Benjamin LaMarche and 17-year-old Nadia Zahirudin have been ordered to appear in court June 9. They are not in custody. Police reports say Zahirdun told investigators she gave birth to the baby […]
Mother sentenced to community service for child neglect
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — A mother accused of leaving three young children home alone while she went out drinking has been sentenced in Eau Claire County to community service. Thirty-one-year-old Anita Lombardy of Augusta pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of child neglect. Prosecutors say Lombardy left her children, ages 6 and 8, as […]
Woman to stand trial after toddler drowns
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A 28-year-old Omro woman whose toddler was found drowned in a submerged SUV will stand trial next month on three charges. Prosecutors say Kayla Westenberger drove her SUV into the water at a boat landing in October with her 8-month-old son buckled in a car seat. His body was found in […]
Mother sentenced to 10 months in son’s death
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — A mother whose young son died after she left him napping in a hot trailer has been sentenced to 10 months in the Sauk County Jail with work release privileges. A judge Thursday also ordered 21-year-old Brandie Nelson to serve 10 years of probation for the death of 16-month-old Tanner. Nelson […]
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