Teen Dad To Stand Trial In Slaying Of 7-Month-Old Son
The fractures represent "not just one blow, but probably multiple (blows). The skull was shattered."
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The fractures represent "not just one blow, but probably multiple (blows). The skull was shattered."
Mitchelle Blair had a blank look in her eyes as she was formally charged with premeditated murder, torture and child abuse.
A Detroit woman has been charged with murder one week after two of her children were found dead in a freezer in her low-income apartment home.
A Detroit boy missing for 11 days during a highly publicized search until he was found in his basement was the victim of physical and psychological abuse, a doctor testified.
A 15-year-old girl who abandoned her baby after secretly giving birth has entered a plea in the case.
Songs and prayers were delivered at a candlelight vigil outside the home where the bodies of Stoni Ann Blair and Stephen Gage Berry were found earlier this week.
Prosecutors believe that when the children died, the girl was 13 years old and her brother was 9.
The father and stepmother of a Detroit boy who was reported missing for 11 days are facing a key hearing to determine if they'll face trial on torture and abuse charges.
Details of death and extreme abuse emerged as Mitchelle Blair appeared in court following the discovery of two bodies.
Mitchelle Blair, 35, was arraigned via video feed Thursday, charged with five counts of first-degree child abuse.
Immanuel Foster weighed only 27 pounds when he died Oct. 24.
The mother and stepfather of a 12-year-old boy accused of murder in the Grand Rapids area are scheduled for trial March 23 on child abuse charges.
The last of the legal hurdles have been overcome and a funeral service has finally been set for the newborn baby boy who was found dead at a metro Detroit recycling center in January.
An 18-year-old Oakland County man is jailed without bond, accused of killing his infant son with blows to the head.
The 24-year-old Eastpointe mother who is facing child abuse and murder charges in the death of her 2-day-old baby was back in court Monday.
The child's 18-year-old father is behind bars.
A 22-year-old woman and her 28-year-old boyfriend are facing first-degree murder and torture charges in the death of her son.
Police say Alexie gave birth in a garage in Eastpointe on Dec. 22 and left the baby. It died two days later, likely from exposure to cold weather. The body was found at a recycling center in nearby Roseville on Jan. 14.
Charges have been brought against the father and stepmother of a Detroit boy who was discovered in the bowel's of his family's condo after an 11-day disappearance.
Erica Hammel says that after her son's attack, she started an online petition to get a child abuse registry created.
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office believes the 26-year-old mother choked her son to death.
A Calhoun County judge granted a new trial, concluding his trial attorney didn't do enough to find medical experts to explain the case.
Police say Angela Alexie, 24, gave birth in a garage in Eastpointe on Dec. 22 and left the baby. It died two days later, likely from exposure to cold weather.
Bond was set at $1 million for 24-year-old Angela Alexie of Eastpointe.
A woman from northern Michigan faces child abuse and other charges after authorities say she gave her 10- and 12-year-old sons marijuana for medical reasons.
