October, 2018
Kentucky couple jailed for using cattle prod to punish kids
October 4, 2018 · By INQUIRER.net for newsinfo.inquirer.net
A couple in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA, was arrested after police discovered they used a cattle prod to punish their four children, whose ages range from 1 to 12. Errol and Cheyenne Couch admitted they used the cattle prod—a device used on animals either by poking or striking them—to discipline their children, WBKO reported on Tuesday. An […]
Read More...Mother sentenced for child abuse
October 3, 2018 · By www.lockhaven.com
From staff reports WILLIAMSPORT — Breanna Diane Long, 21, formerly of Lock Haven, was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in the Lycoming County Prison, charged with endangering the welfare of children. The sentence, handed down by Lycoming County Judge Nancy Butts on Tuesday morning, also includes three years of probation during which time she […]
Read More...Honasan to CHR head: Don’t waste time debating human rights issues with Duterte
October 3, 2018 · By Maila Ager - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Senator Gringo Honasan has advised the head of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) “not to waste too much time” debating with President Rodrigo Duterte. “I directly communicated this to chairman Gascon, and I will do this publicly again,” Honasan said, addressing Atty. Jomaher Asalan of CHR, during the hearing of the Senate committee on […]
Read More...Mother accused of cruelty against her own baby ‘not normal’, court hears
October 3, 2018 · By Shehab Khan for www.independent.co.uk
A mother who is accused of cruelty against her baby son apparently showed “no emotion” while her child was fighting for his life, a court has been told. Elizabeth Wilkins, 23, and Erick Vanselow, 30, are on trial after their son suffered critical injuries in an incident at home. Hospital staff found the boy had […]
Read More...Worker admits abducting, killing 6-year old neighbor in Davao\
October 3, 2018 · By Frinston Lim for newsinfo.inquirer.net
DAVAO CITY – A construction worker held for questioning over the death last week of a six-year old girl has admitted abducting and killing his young neighbor here. Rico Jay Labao, 27, in an interview over RMN-DXDC radio inside his detention cell confessed to abducting and killing Christine Angel Laquinario last Monday. Chief Insp. Milgrace […]
Read More...Woman charged for beating child’s alleged teen bully
October 3, 2018 · By Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
A 38-year-old woman from San Juan City was arrested on Tuesday afternoon for allegedly beating a 17-year-old girl whom she accused of bullying her child. Reports from the San Juan City Police Station and the Eastern Police District said that the unidentified woman was arrested at her house on N. Domingo Street in Barangay Progreso, San Juan […]
Read More...SMACKING CHILDREN SHOULD BE BANNED TO PROTECT MENTAL HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY
October 2, 2018 ·
Psychologists are calling for the smacking of children in the family home to be outlawed due to the effect it can have on their mental health. A motion has been put forward to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) from the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) urging the government to “acknowledge that physical punishment can have negative long-term effects […]
Read More...Child abuse leaves molecular ‘scars’ in DNA of victims’ sperm, new study suggests
October 2, 2018 · By Josh Gabbatiss for www.independent.co.uk
Child abuse may leave marks that go even deeper than psychological trauma by physically etching itself into people’s DNA, according to a new Harvard study. Research based on a small sample of men found differences in chemical marks within the genetic code of those who have experienced abuse as children. The scientists examined a chemical process termed […]
Read More...Priests, nuns attack bid to ‘whitewash’ Philippine history
October 1, 2018 · By Inday Espina-Varona, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Priests, nuns and activist groups in the Philippines have called for an information campaign to counter what they described were attempts by the heirs of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos to “whitewash” history. The call came on the heels of a television program that featured Marcos’ son, Ferdinand Jr., and Juan Ponce Enrile, Marcos’ defense minister and martial […]
Read More...Filipino woman fears for life after complaining to Duterte
October 1, 2018 · By Mark Saludes, Manila for www.ucanews.com
A woman who openly complained to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte about quarrying that supposedly caused a deadly landslide in Cebu province has gone into hiding in fear for her life, according to an environmental group. Sheila (not her real name), a resident of Naga City in Cebu province, sought the help of a religious congregation after reportedly […]
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