Operation Phobos

Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams, has condemned the murder of nine-year-old Nikita Noel, describing it as ‘callous barbarity’.

Police in suburban Detroit say a couple charged with murder and other crimes in connection to the death of a 5-year-old in their custody was investigated for similar reasons before.

A woman has been accused of killing her six-year-old son over potty training at their house in Utah on February 25, 2019.

Michael Haight’s daughter told authorities she was afraid her dad was going to “kill her.”...

The children’s mother and her boyfriend are now charged with capital murder.

Homicide is a leading cause of death for children in the United States, a new study says, and the overall rate has increased an average of 4.3% each year for nearly a decade.

In court Monday afternoon, Adolphus Earl Kimrey II pled guilty to murder in the death of Mariah Woods.

On Saturday after 4:30 p.m. Vance County police responded to the shooting of a six-year-old boy. His father was arrested and charged with felony child abuse.

A former elder at San Diego's Rock Church, a megachurch founded by former NFL player Miles McPherson, has been arrested and charged with the murder and torture of her 11-year-old adoptive daughter. 

Isaiah Wanyae Rumph and Charity Staffieri were arrested and charged with murder and torture in the death of 4-year-old Jazmine.

Moyhdian Pangkaeker found guilty on 21 charges including rape, murder and kidnapping of the eight year old girl...

Bafana Johannes Mans was sentenced at the North West High Court sitting in Vryburg for the kidnapping, double rape and murder of Tshimologo Lotshabeng.

The child who was repeatedly abused and confined in a tiny cage in his house died from cumulative scald injuries.

New Hampshire's Adam Montgomery has been indicted on charges that include second-degree murder in connection with the death of his daughter Harmony Montgomery.

The 5-year-old had gangrene on one of the toes, which was rotting and black, prosecutors said.

Paramedics said the toddler had "deep stab wounds" to her chest, neck and face.

The incident took place in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

It took a jury approximately 40 minutes to reach a verdict...

Editor's Note: The original version of this story did not reference that the mother, grandmother and grandfather are the adoptive family members. This article has been updated to include that information.

A 12-year-old girl was brutally killed last week and found in a box outside of her family's home in Paris. A silent march was held Wednesday to honor her.

A jury has found Michael Valva guilty on all counts, including second-degree murder, in the death of his son Thomas Valva.

A man convicted of child abuse and other charges stemming from the 2016 death and dismemberment of an Albuquerque girl has been sentenced to 37 1/2 years in prison...