Kandyce Downer sentenced to life in prison for 'barbaric' murder of 18-month-old

Kandyce Downer sentenced to life in prison for 'barbaric' murder of 18-month-old - ITV News:

A "barbaric" woman who murdered an 18-month-old girl in her care and tried to blame the toddler's death on her teenage son has been jailed for life, with a minimum tariff of 18 years.

Kandyce Downer, 35, had been Keegan Downer's legal guardian for eight months when she died as a result of "horrific" systematic abuse.

UPDATE: 1-year-old baby in Blanco child abuse case dies

UPDATE: 1-year-old baby in Blanco child abuse case dies | KEYE:

UPDATE: According to our sister station News 4 San Antonio, the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the 1-year-old child, identified as Sunny Slade-Bort, died Thursday morning at about 9:00 a.m. at University Hospital. A cause of death has not been determined.The district attorney for Blanco County tells KEYE TV that injury to a child charges were filed last night against the girl's mother, Jamie Lynn Petronella and her boyfriend John Cody Lawrence.

Kingston man found with missing wards of the state

Kingston man found with missing wards of the state - News - JamaicaObserver.com:

A man who was found with two missing female wards of the state at his home in downtown Kingston is to be sentenced in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on May 30.

Former foster parent pleads guilty to rape

Former foster parent pleads guilty to rape:

ARDMORE, Okla. -- The woman charged with having sex with her 16-year-old foster child entered a guilty plea on Tuesday. Elizabeth Williams, 37, pleaded guilty to second degree rape.

New grandparent visitation bill passes in Alabama Legislature

New grandparent visitation bill passes in Alabama Legislature | AL.com:

The Alabama Legislature on Wednesday passed a new bill that would give some grandparents the right to see their grandchildren, about five years after a similar law was deemed unconstitutional.

Child claims sexual abuse happened during supervised visit at CPS

Child claims sexual abuse happened during supervised visit at CPS | WOAI:

SAN ANTONIO - Investigators arrested a man accused of sexually abusing a child over the course of several years.

The Massachusetts Senate wants the state's child welfare agency to make sure siblings are kept together after they're removed from their biological parents and placed in foster care or adoptive homes

The Massachusetts Senate wants the state's child welfare agency to make sure siblings are kept together after they're removed from their biological parents and placed in foster care or adoptive homes:

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate has advanced legislation that calls for keeping siblings together after they are placed in the custody of the state's child welfare agency.