The unsealed indictment reveals evidence and testimony on disturbing child torture details and missed opportunities by San Diego County to intervene.

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A 39-year-old mother in Hawaii is accused of killing her 11-year-old adopted daughter, allegedly punching and slapping the child for a half hour straight until she ultimately died.

Sina Pili was indicted by a grand jury and taken into custody Friday on one count each of manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a minor, and persistent nonsupport in the slaying of Azaeliyah Pili-Ah You, authorities announced.

According to Lieutenant Deena Thoemmes of the Honolulu Police Department, officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel on Dec. 22, 2023 responded to a report of an unresponsive juvenile female at a home in Laie. The fire department was first on the scene and apparently found Azaeliyah’s father performing lifesaving procedures on the victim at the direction of the 911 dispatcher.

Paramedics rushed the victim to Kahuku Hospital where she was pronounced dead. A determination about the manner and cause of death were delayed pending further testing.

A father in Texas has admitted to killing his 8-year-old daughter with his wife by forcing the youngster to jump repeatedly on a scorching hot trampoline, which apparently had a surface temperature of approximately 110 degrees at the time.

Daniel Schwarz, 48, didn’t care about the blistering August heat when he forced his child, Jaylin Schwarz, to keep jumping on the trampoline that day in 2020 at their home in Odessa, according to prosecutors. Schwarz pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter and was sentenced to serve 18 years in prison after accepting a plea agreement. The Ector County District Attorney’s Office announced the deal in a Facebook post, saying it came after Schwarz’s wife, Ashley Schwarz, was previously convicted of capital murder in May 2023.

“(Schwarz) has pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the tragic death of his adopted daughter,” the DA’s office said. “The case dates back to August 29, 2020, when law enforcement responded to a medical emergency involving an 8-year-old girl. Investigators later discovered that Daniel and his wife, Ashley, had forced their daughter to jump on a trampoline for an extended period without food or water as a form of punishment. The trampoline’s surface temperature was approximately 110 degrees at the time.”

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Detectives say the infant went into cardiac arrest after being abused by his adopted father.

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Opening statements and testimony began Thursday in the trial of 56-year-old Gina Emmanuel, who's also accused of aggravated child abuse involving her two other adopted children

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Avantae Deven is accused of killing two of her five adopted children.

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miami-Dade registered nurse and foster mother accused of abusing her adopted daughters was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated child abuse, nearly five years after the death of 7-year-old Samaya, one of the children in her care.

Gina Emmanuel, 56, showed no emotion as the verdicts were read aloud in court.

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The verdict followed a short period of deliberation. Jurors began reviewing the case Monday evening and reached a decision before noon on Tuesday.

John and Katherine Snyder were sentenced in the death of 8-year-old Adam, one of five Chinese children the Ohio couple had adopted.

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With nearly half a century of tradition in child protection and adoption, Pisingos Foundation was suspended.

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In order to help homeless children, in May 1968 a group of 22 couples decided to create Pisingos Foundation in Bogota. A laudable initiative which for more than four decades became the benchmark for protection of thousands of poor children and an international model for the adoption of infants. However, this week the philanthropic legacy was challenged because millionaires unholy financial dealings resulted in the loss of the operating license and the suspension of legal status for six months.