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Thomas Campo, 44, of Haverhill will serve 15-30 years in prison after pleading guilty this past Tuesday to 20 charges of first and second degree assault on his infant triplets. The infants were just a few weeks old when the first injuries occurred. The babies were born on April 6, 2009 and from the time [...]
The latest recall announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) focuses on “Rosebud” drop-side cribs sold by The Land of Nod that may cause an infant to become trapped in the crib and for risks of both suffocation and falls from the cribs. Based in Illinois, The Land of Nod has been compliant [...]
As soon as fresh snow blankets the ground, kids can’t wait to bundle up and play in the winter wonderland that awaits them outside. Sledding and skating are exhilarating activities in the coldest of months, but there are also significant risks that go along with them. Each year in the U.S., it is estimated that [...]
After more than 30 years of representing accident victims in Massachusetts, the renowned personal injury lawyer and founder of the Kiley Law Group, Mr. Thomas M. Kiley, wrote in his child injury book that he was disturbed by the extent to which insurance companies take advantage of accident victims. The following is an excerpt from [...]
The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also known as “crib death,” is the sudden unexpected death of a baby. This devastating event, affecting children less than 1 year old, usually occurs during the child’s sleep, without a warning, and its causes mostly remain undetected. The sudden death syndrome rarely occurs in babies less than 1 [...]
Elizabeth Torrey, 26, of Candia, NH, is set to go on trial June 6 to face the 1st and 2nd degree assault charges against her for forcibly shaking an 8-month-old boy who she was babysitting. The 8-month-old shaken baby suffered a brain injury after Torrey violently shook him. On June 9, 2010, Torrey had been [...]
An article out yesterday highlighted just how important it is for agencies to work together to protect innocent victims. The Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF), Angelo McClain, is looking to work more closely with the Commonwealth’s probation department to prevent tragedies similar to the recent Alexis Medina case in Lawrence, [...]
Alexis Medina, 23, of Lawrence, was arraigned yesterday in Lawrence District Court on murder charges in the death of his 3-month-old son. Medina is currently being held without bail. Prosecutors allege that Medina suffocated the baby boy to death by pushing his face into a pillow last week on Tuesday morning. Medina stated that he [...]
There are more than 3 million child abuse cases in the U.S. every year. According to the non-profit organization ChildHelp, in 2007 there were more than 3.2 million child abuse reports, in which, approximately 5.8 million children were involved. These are just the reported cases – they do not account for the unreported child abuse [...]
