The Associated Press Posted on Saturday, 02.27.10 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A Volusia County woman whose 4-month-old baby drowned last year has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. As part of a plea de

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Son was her fourth child to die. By STAN MADDUX Tribune Correspondent A Michigan City woman has been sentenced to prison for the fatal drug overdose of her 17-month-old son. Authorities aren't sayi

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Byers-Escobedo ordered to report immediately to prison By ERIN BLASKO Tribune Staff Writer SOUTH BEND – A South Bend woman convicted of neglect in the death of her daughter is going to prison.

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A BRITISH single mother who slept with a 12-year-old boy almost 200 times was jailed today for nine years. Bt staff writers, The Sun From: NewsCore February 27, 2010 12:47AM Angela Sullivan, 36,

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A 19-year-old woman has been formally charged with murdering an apprentice chef in Kingston in 2008. BY DAVID MCLENNAN AND NOEL TOWELL 26 Feb, 2010 01:24 PM The woman, who appeared before the ACT Chi

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POLICE are dealing with a child alleged to have threatened a fellow student with a knife at a far north Queensland school after an internet dispute. AAP February 25, 2010 5:54PM Police Commissione

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A GROUP critical of those who made false allegations during a child abuse scandal are calling for people with information to come forward. Feb 8 2010 by Martin Williams, Daily Post North Wales Fact

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A total of £40,000 was wasted on an allegation of sexual assault in Broadstairs. Kent Police spent the money investigating the alleged crime, which was later revealed to be the figment of a womanR

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Women's group attacks decision to prosecute but police say they had to reassure neighbours they were not at risk Steven Morris guardian.co.uk, Friday 12 February 2010 14.35 GMT A woman was today

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February 25, 2010 - 8:50AM A woman stabbed a girl in the neck and shoulders during a fight on the NSW north coast. Police say a 17-year-old girl and two other people were walking past a woman in Vict

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A student found slain on a college campus in suburban New York was strangled by her mother, who then tried to kill herself, US police said. February 25, 2010 - 11:00AM Stacey Pagli, 37, was arres

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THE Chief Justice of the Family Court has called for a radical change to the law to provide more protection to family members at risk of violence. CAROL NADER February 25, 2010 In what could be a c

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A WOMAN who gassed her children to death in the family car as an act of revenge towards her ex-husband has been jailed for life. By Christine Flatley From: AAP February 24, 2010 The 43-year-old

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TAMPA, Fla. -- Authorities have arrested the mother of a Hillsborough County girl who was reported missing over the weekend. According to a sheriff's office news release, a family friend brought 3-yea

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Woman recently won wrongful death suit against Lafourche Sheriff's Office By Raymond Legendre Staff Writer Published: Monday, February 22, 2010 at 10:42 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, February 22, 201

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A young Napier mother whose 6-month old baby son was found screaming in 25C heat in her car while she played pokies was yesterday convicted of ill-treating a child. MARK STORY | 24th February 2010 A

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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A New York woman was sentenced to prison for leaving her children alone to buy beer before an apartment fire burned all three, one fatally, officials said. Published

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CCTV footage made available yesterday shows the moment a Northern Territory mother is alleged to have thrown her baby onto a concrete footpath. Northern Territory News February 24, 2010 Baby "th

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Formal murder charges were expected to be filed today against Gregoria A. Perez, a Kankakee resident who was arrested Saturday for allegedly killing her 1-year-old daughter. By Dimitrios Kalantzis

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DURHAM (WTVD) -- The jury in the Shannon Crawley trial found her guilty of first-degree murder in the 2008 shooting of NCCU graduate student Denita Smith Monday. Monday, February 22, 2010 The judge

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Dennis Creamer's murder trial begins Tuesday morning S. BRADY CALHOUN / News Herald Writer February 22, 2010 07:00:00 PM PANAMA CITY — The prospective jurors for the Dennis Creamer murder cas

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Autopsies Monday show that Amy Beam and her young daughter apparently died from an overdose of pills, more evidence that their deaths were the result of a murder-suicide. By RANDI ROSSMANN THE PRESS

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POLICE investigating the death of a girl aged two at her Yorkshire home are awaiting the results of further tests on the toddler. The body of Jasmine Bellfield, who was known to social services, was

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An Auckland woman on trial for the murder of a three-year-old child while he was in her care in 2008 apologised to his family in hospital, a court was told today. Last updated 18:27 23/02/2010 Patri

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In the almost 40 years since the first shelter for battered women opened its doors, we have made noticeable progress in dealing with and denouncing domestic violence. Nevertheless, much still needs

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A Maryland woman described by prosecutors as a torturer and maimer of her adopted girls was convicted Monday of killing two of them and stuffing their bodies into a freezer and inflicting more than 80

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A North Side woman is charged today in the murder of her newborn baby girl. February 22, 8:28 AM | Chicago Crime Examiner | Deborah O'Malley Marisol Molina, 25, of the 6100 block of North Sheridan

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THE Full Court of the Family Court has clarified what it means by "shared care" for children after divorce, and it isn't a 50-50 time split between parents. Caroline Overington From: The Australia

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A leading men’s health organisation today claimed that the Minister for the Status of Women, Hon Gail Gago MLC, misled Parliament by maintaining that false statistics on the Government’s D

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A four-year-old girl was found dead at home, as her mother was arrested on suspicion of murder. Published: 6:01PM BST 19 Jun 2009 Zoe-Ann David was discovered on Friday with her mother Zoe David l

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A mother has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her six-week-old baby girl as a serious case review was launched into the child's care. By Murray Wardrop Published: 7:00AM BST 19 Jun 2009 T

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A mother drowned her four-year-old daughter in the bath because she was embarrassed by the girl's disability, a court heard. By John Bingham and Sarah Knapton Published: 6:25AM BST 09 Sep 2008 Jo

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A mother has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of her young daughter was found at their house in West Yorkshire, police said. By Andrew Hough Published: 8:00AM GMT 20 Feb 2010 We

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A WOMAN who gassed her two children to death as an act of revenge against her former husband has been found guilty of murder in the Brisbane Supreme Court. Tristan Swanwick February 19, 2010 09:45pm

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They're the words of an international parenting expert who yesterday spoke at a conference in Brisbane. Rodney Chester From: The Courier-Mail February 18, 2010University of Ottawa psychology profe

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A SPECIAL needs teacher accused by a former student of prompting his spiral into aggression and criminality when she ended their alleged sexual relationship has warned the case could "vindicate" viole

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As bad as so much feminist writing is, it’s been a while since I’ve seen anything that bears so little resemblance to reality as this piece (Toronto Star, 2/3/10). It’s so incoheren

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ON Sunday mornings I start work editing news.com.au at 6am in the morning. I leave CJ fast asleep (most of the time) in the capable hands of his dad. I’ve done this since CJ was 6 months old.

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An Australian woman suspected of drowning her two young children in a bathtub was trying to take them away from their home in a small town in Canada, her estranged husband feared. Thu Feb 4 2010 10

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Three people were killed and three were wounded Friday in a shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a city official said. CNN - February 12, 2010 A female shooting suspect was in custod

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THE British mother of two toddlers whose bodies were found in the boot of a car appeared before a judge today charged with their murders. NewsCore February 13, 2010Grieving relatives sat in the p

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Should 50-50 shared custody of children be abandoned? *Results NO - 61.61% (1343 votes) **YES - 38.39% (837 votes) **This online poll was published in the midst of a mis-leading and subsequently d

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A man is under police guard in hospital after his estranged partner allegedly stabbed him in the head during a fight in Sydney's west last night. GEORGINA ROBINSON February 11, 2010 Police said th

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Are Women becoming more Violent, Murderous & Abusive of children....or was it simply ignored by the media in the past? Read a newly compiled collation of very recent media articles that shatter t

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A WOMAN killed her two children and attempted to kill another "in an act of hate" towards her ex-husband, a court heard today. Tristan Swanwick February 10, 2010The Supreme Court in Brisbane was tol

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A woman gassed her children to death in the family car so her ex-husband couldn't have custody of them on Christmas Day, a court has been told. February 10, 2010 The Queensland Supreme Court today w

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A US mother has been convicted of murdering her four-year-old daughter and accused of concocting symptoms of ADHD and bipolar disorder in the girl. By staff writers From: news.com.au February 10

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A MOTHER of two accused of the August murder of her four-year-old son and the attempted murder of his nine-year-old brother has been released on bail. Police have previously alleged the woman, whose

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MEN'S advocacy groups are joining forces to defend shared parenting laws, which they say are under threat after the release of a government-commissioned report. PerthNow February 09, 2010What have

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A WOMAN who allegedly drowned her two young children in a bath was trying to bring them home to Australia. Caroline Overington From: The Australian February 04, 2010 Dad scared of losing childr

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"Courts are becoming increasingly receptive to the arguments of fathers who seek primary physical custody of their children following divorce. " Is 50/50 unfair? This breakdown has become increasing

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Shared parenting by separated couples is not a perfect solution but that's no reason to scrap it Angela Shanahan From: The Australian February 06, 2010 TWO stories last week resonated with a fami

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A COBURG mother who crashed her car into a pole with her two children on board was allegedly more than four times the legal alcohol limit. Police caught the 30-year-old woman after the accident in Pa

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Pay attention all parents before the Family Court and any parent who has come to the attention of the Police or community services. Here’s the deal: your kids’ rights trump yours. 04/02/20

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PRIME minister Kevin Rudd has flagged year-end changes to Australia's child-support system, saying the present arrangements are causing many families angst. AAP February 05, 2010Mr Rudd today ackn

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Family law reforms in 2006 were aimed at encouraging separated parents to share the responsibility and care of their children more equally and without going to court if this was safe. In reality, shar

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AN AUSTRALIAN woman who allegedly drowned her two young children in a bath in Canada was trying to bring them back to her home on the NSW Central Coast. By Neil Keene and David Barrett From: The D

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HIS greatest fear was that his estranged wife would take his children from their home in a tiny, snowy town in Canada, and run away to Australia. Caroline Overington From: The Australian February

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A WOMAN who allegedly drowned her two young children in a bath was trying to bring them home to Australia. Caroline Overington From: The Australian February 04, 2010The dad's greatest fear was hi

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A WOMAN on trial for the murder of her newborn 40 years ago has told a court she is "responsible" for her baby's death but has no memory of how he died. Todd Cardy, court reporter From: The Sunday

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SHE was at their hospital bedsides as they fought off raging fevers through the night. By Larissa Cummings From: The Daily Telegraph October 07, 2009But the actions of this mother will now be scru

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THE mother of an 18-month-old girl who died in hospital from a presumed viral infection appeared "calm and detached" after attempts to revive the child failed, an inquest has heard. Larissa Cumming

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A BATHURST woman said her seven-week-old son and "the Lord" had told her to drown him in a bath to let him "be at peace", a court has heard. AAP February 03, 2010The woman, who cannot be named for

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In 2006, Australia enacted changes to its Family Law that established the presumption of shared parenting. They also encouraged couples in danger of divorcing to try alternative means of settling the

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THE shared parenting law introduced by the Howard government has resulted in more children spending time with both parents after divorce, but the numbers who do so are minuscule and most children stil

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ELIZABETH JACKSON: The Federal Opposition has warned the Government against making changes to family law that alter the principle of giving children the right to a meaningful relationship with both pa

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A MOE mother who drank litres of alcohol a day got her five-year-old son so drunk he could barely speak or stand up, a court heard. Geoff Wilkinson From: Herald Sun February 02, 2010The boy was ta

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30th January 2010 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Robert McClelland has released reports into the family law system on how the family law courts deal with cases involving family violence. Mr McClelland said the re

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The most comprehensive evaluation of Australia’s family law system – drawing on the experience of 28,000 Australians – has found that overall the recent reforms are working well for

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January 29, 2010 The man who initiated changes to custody laws has defended the right of children to know both their parents. Former attorney-general Philip Ruddock warned there "were some" who want

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