Dunwoody daycare owner charged with murder denied bond, now facing additional counts of child cruelty
45-year-old daycare owner Amanda Hickey was denied bond on Feb. 18 by DeKalb County Judge Stacey K. Hydrick. Author: 11Alive Staff, Joe Henke Published: 2:08 PM EST February 19, 2021 Updated: 5:45 PM EST February 19, 2021
DUNWOODY, Ga. A Dunwoody daycare owner was denied bond during a hearing Thursday and court records show she is also now facing several more felony charges for alleged child cruelty.
Amanda Hickey was originally arrested on Feb. 5 by Dunwoody Police for a charge of felony murder and a single count of 2nd-degree child cruelty, following the death of a 4-month-old boy.
Parents accused of locking boy in laundry room arrested
Albany, Georgia (Albany Herald) A Dougherty County couple arrested this week in a child-abuse case are accused of holding a 12-year-old boy in what police described as “inhumane” conditions and could face additional charges.
Gwendolyn Warren and Gary Thomas Warren were each charged Wednesday with one count of false imprisonment and cruelty to children in the first degree.
The 12-year-old apparently had been locked inside a laundry room and held for long periods of time, the Dougherty County Police Department said.
Officers began the investigation as a missing juvenile case involving the boy. They discovered there were four other children living in the residence.
These bills are before lawmakers in 2021 to address foster care issues
Georgia s foster care system, one rife with complexity and circumstance, can be difficult to navigate for foster parents and biological relatives.
For the state’s many foster care workers and advocates, the complexity of foster care is one that requires a lot of untangling.
“Think of the foster care system as a complex web,” said Janet Walden, executive director of the Hall-Dawson Court Appointed Special Advocate program. “In this web, you need constant resources and support to ensure that everyone in the foster care system has access to a support system.”
Girl had head lice so bad it triggered heart attack - parents charged with murder
More details have emerged surrounding Kaitlyn Yozviak, 12, who was living in a filthy home when experts believe she suffered a lice infestation that led to her death
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Kaitlyn Yozviak, 12, suffered a heart attack as a result of severe anaemia believed to be caused by lice (Image: Facebook)
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