LOS ANGELES -- Before 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez was killed, he endured unimaginable abuse from his mother's boyfriend, including getting pepper-sprayed in the face and being forced to eat cat feces ...

A South Carolina woman was sentenced to decades in prison after pleading guilty to repeatedly abusing her 8-year-old stepdaughter. The horrific allegations include force-feeding her laxatives and ...

EAST POINT, Ga. — A woman who ran for East Point City Council Ward B was arrested for allegedly abusing her foster children by forcing them to eat cat litter. According to arrest warrants, Marie Terry ...

Marie Terry charged with three counts of child cruelty as a foster parent to teens aged 13 to 17. Allegations include hitting teens with objects and forcing them to eat cat feces under threat.