Teens Kill Foster Parent

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1-1-08 The foster care system has long been a subject of intense debate and scrutiny. Discussion erupted again in Charlotte, Tennessee, after two teenagers were charged with killing their foster mother and her mother-in-law. The New Years day killings sparked renewed criticism about how the State Department of Children’s Services place juveniles in foster care. Seventeen-year-old James Earl Garrett, and 15-year-old Jeffrey Byrd Johnson Jr. are both charged with first-degree murder in the slayings.  Police have remained silent as to … Continue reading →

Watching Television Saves Boy From Avalanche

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December, 2007 Occasionally, television is good for something. That was the case when an 11-year-old boy survived a deadly avalanche, by using tips he had learned from a T.V. show about how to survive an avalanche. Max Zilvitis was buried under the snow for about 30 minutes, at a ski resort in Park City, Utah. The avalanche that entombed him also killed a 30-year-old Colorado man. Max was unconscious when he was found by rescuers, who used a probe to … Continue reading →

Girl Killed In Gang Related Robbery

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November/December 2007 It was the kind of knock on the door at night that everyone fears. Such late night callers rarely bring good news. When Leo Cisneros, or “Mickey” as he is known on the streets, answered the door on November 26, 2007, he says he encountered two men who were there to Rob him. When they pulled out guns and opened fire, family members say Mickey pulled his gun and returned fire. Bullets started flying everywhere. Leo Cisneros and … Continue reading →

Forklift Injures Girl at Warehouse

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12-22-07 A 3-year-old girl was critically injured just a few days before Christmas, after being hit by a forklift driven by her father. The accident occurred at around 5:00 P.M. in an industrial warehouse near Dillingham Boulevard in Honolulu, Hawaii. The girl was apparently hanging out with her father at work at the time of the accident. The forklift was backing up when it ran her over, seriously injuring her legs. She was rushed to a local hospital, where she … Continue reading →

Mom Found Guilty Of Allowing Baby’s Death

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12-21-07 A twelve person jury found a young woman, Molly Midyette, guilty of knowing and reckless child abuse resulting in the death of her 10-week-old son, though she isn’t accused of causing the injuries and claims she didn’t know about them. The woman cried as she was led out of court in handcuffs. She faces a mandatory 16 to 48 years in prison. Her husband, Alex, who is accused of inflicting the injuries, remains free on bond and still faces … Continue reading →

3-Year-Old Dies After Hitting Head On Coffee Table

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12-20-07 A freak accident just a few days before Christmas left a 3-year-old dead and emergency personnel trying to piece together exactly what happened. The boy likely died from bleeding in the brain caused from an acute blow to the head. The preschooler was running around the room in his Mesa, Arizona home, when he tripped and fell forward, hitting his head on a coffee table.  His mother tended to his injury, and afterwards he seemed to be OK.  She … Continue reading →

Girl Kills Sister While Playing With Gun

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12-21-07 Two kids who were left alone to their own devices one evening managed to find the single most dangerous thing in the house: a gun. Then they made a dangerous and ultimately fatal decision: They took the weapon out to explore. The accident occurred just four days before Christmas. The eight-year old was playing with the firearm when it went off, shooting her older sister in the neck. The girls mother came home a short time after the shooting … Continue reading →

Girl Beaten to Death in Mortal Combat Simulation

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12-18-07 Police arrested two Colorado teenagers in the beating death of a 7-year-old girl, one of whom’ was the girls’ older sister. Authorities say the deadly assault occurred because the teens were simulating fight moves from the video game ‘Mortal Combat.’ Sixteen-year-old Heather Trujillo was babysitting 7-year-old Zoe Garcia on December 6, 2007, the night she died. Heather’s boyfriend, 17-year-old Lamar Roberts, was also in the house. Police allege that the two hit, kicked, and body slammed Zoe while playing … Continue reading →

A Personal Story: Teach Your Children to be Safe Around Weapons

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(2007) On Feb. 26 our daughter, Jessica, was critically injured in a freak accident in Midway. Jessica was almost killed in an accident that should not have happened. We do not blame anyone, but the accident should send a message to everyone: even if you teach your children about gun or archerysafety, it does not mean other kids have been taught the same lessons. Don’t think for one minute that just because you have taught your children the right way … Continue reading →

Illegal Immigrant Saves Boy

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11-23-07 A camping trip for a mother and son turned deadly in a remote part of Southern Arizona, when the mother crashed the vehicle while rounding a curve on the road. The van plunged down a canyon and came to rest 300 feet from the road. The 9-year-old boy wasn’t seriously injured after the accident, but his mother wasn’t so lucky. The child set off for help as his mother lay dying in the van. During his search for help, … Continue reading →