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Parents Behaving Badly

Archive for November 2007

November 5th, 2007

17-month-old boy dies after being forgotten inside hot car

I’ve received multiple emails from people about this case. It seems to be quite the hot topic. A lot of news agencies are sensationalizing this story, even going as far as branding Ashly as the “Hooters Mom” (ya, because she works at Hooters.)
What happened is no doubt a horrible tragedy. 22-year-old […]

By joelnet -- 323 comments

November 4th, 2007

Breanna Hall Burns Eight-Month-Old Son with Curling Iron

In Florida, Breanna Hall, 18, was arrested for burning her infant son with a curling iron. The three burns on the baby’s leg were so severe that he was taken to the emergency room. Hall was arrested for aggravated child abuse and has been released after posting bond money.
At first, Hall said the burn happened accidentally when the baby got […]

By Former Blogger -- 83 comments

November 3rd, 2007

Parents Ramsay and Pollok Indicted on Child Abuse Charges for Shaking One-Month-Old Baby

In Arizona, Brian David Ramsay, 34, and Louise Lisa Pollok, 33 were indicted for abusing their newborn son Austin. Their baby was taken to Phoenix Children’s Hospital with head injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome. Austin has since been placed in foster care.
Odd thing was this happened back in early 2004. (Maybe that’s a typo?) Even […]

By Former Blogger -- 8 comments

November 2nd, 2007

Parents jailed after 4 of 8 kids positive for cocaine

Parents Emanuel Jones, 43, and Tammy Lynn Melton, 25, currently sit in jail facing felony charges.
Four of their eight kids tested positive for cocaine and benzodiapines (an anti-anxiety drug), most-likely ingested.
Hospital nurses became suspicious and called the police after their 11-month-old boy made a second trip to the emergency room for yet another broken bone […]

By joelnet -- 13 comments