Car accidents can cause debilitating physical injuries and leave lasting psychological effects, especially if the victims suffer head injuries in the crash. The outcome is worse when pedestrians are struck by car drivers. A teenager was seriously injured when she got struck by a car driven by an 82-year-old man in Westford yesterday. According to [...]
Loyal and adorable as they are, dogs can still be a dangerous threat to people, especially children between the ages 5 and 9. Dog bites are pretty common in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year. One in five of every dog bite [...]
Abigail Young, a Houston woman whose 4-year-old girl suffered death from 80 bruises, a severed pancreas and a fractured skull in the hands of her boyfriend, is now facing prosecution for failure to protect her child. Her boyfriend is charged in the little girl’s death and faces trial on aggravated sexual assault. Due to their [...]
Dogs are amazing pets: playful, loyal, affectionate, man’s best friend. They are every child’s wish. Yet, parents should always keep in mind that dogs are first of all, animals, and they have animal instincts. When provoked dogs can attack humans, even children, like in the case of a 5-year-old little boy that was attacked by [...]
In a tragic shaken-baby incident, a 6-month-old baby boy’s life ended in March, while his father was charged in a first-degree murder indictment.
The 8-month-old baby boy from New Hamsphire who was found unconscious while in his babysitter’s care, remains under critical condition at Children’s Hospital in Boston.
A 16-month-old child that wondered off alone near the railroad tracks in Andover on Sunday afternoon faced the possibility of being hit by a passing train. A caller who saw the child walking unsupervised near Andover Street called 911, however the child’s parents came to take the toddler home before police arrived. Two patrolmen who [...]
A babysitter in Candia, NH, was charged with first-degree assault on an 8-month-old baby, who was in her care. Elizabeth Torrey, 26, NECN reports, ran out of her house on Douglas Drive on June 9th, asking a neighbor to call 911 on her behalf, as the 8-month old boyshe was babysitting was unconscious.
A 1-year-old Stoneham boy was rescued from nearly drowning in his family’s pool in Stoneham, MA, yesterday, Boston.com reports. The boy was found unresponsive in the pool yesterday morning, after accidentally falling into the pool, while his babysitter stepped away for a minute. Officials said the babysitter was changing the boy’s sibling’s diaper when she turned around and [...]
To prevent your child from drowning, please make sure to follow these simple safety tips when it comes to letting your child in the water.