Mother

WABC (NEW YORK) — A mother was killed and her two young children were critically injured after their roommate attacked them with a hammer in their New York City apartment, police said. Police responded shortly before 3 p.m. ET to the report of an assault in progress at an apartment in Brooklyn, according to New […]

nazarethman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kimberly Mata-Rubio, whose 10-year-old daughter Alexandria was killed in the Uvalde school shooting last year, recently announced she is running for mayor of the city – a decision, she says, that comes from both honoring her daughter’s legacy and wanting “to be the change I seek.” “Right now, after fighting […]

Nicco Quinones/ABC News (UVALDE, Texas) — Kimberly Mata-Rubio — mother of victim Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio who was killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre last year — announced Thursday she is running for mayor of the community. Her daughter was among the 19 fourth graders and two teachers who were killed on May 24, 2022 […]

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga.) — A woman accused of putting her newborn in a plastic bag and abandoning her in the Georgia woods nearly four years ago has been denied bond after prosecutors argued she could intimidate potential witnesses in the “Baby India” case. Karima Jiwani, 40, made her first court appearance Saturday […]

www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Deja Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot his first grade teacher in January, says she is willing to take responsibility for the incident, and that her son’s actions can be linked to his ADHD diagnosis. “I am, as a parent, obviously willing to take responsibility for […]

Provided by family (DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) — Alexander Bello-Ortiz’s mother spoke out Monday about the death of her son after the Daytona Beach Police Department reopened the case last year. “Alex was not only my only son and child … he was my world. He was my everything,” said Maria Lourdes Ortiz, at a press […]

RapidEye/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — The mother of a Missouri teenager who fell to his death last year while on the world’s tallest tower drop ride has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit with the Florida amusement park and ride’s operator, her attorney announced Wednesday. Fourteen-year-old Tyre Sampson died after slipping out of […]

Cornelius Police Department (NEW YORK) — The mother of a missing 11-year-old girl asked a distant relative if he could help smuggle them away from their home because she was in a bad relationship with her husband and wanted a divorce, according to a search warrant obtained by ABC News. Diana Cojocari, 37, and her […]

ABC News (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Following the disciplinary actions and murder charges brought against several officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, Rebecca Duran, the mother of Donovan Lewis, renewed her call Tuesday for the Columbus, Ohio, police officer who fatally shot her son last year to be terminated and charged. […]

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The mother of Karon Blake, the 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed on Jan. 7 in Washington, D.C., has spoken out about her son’s death for the first time since the tragic incident. The Wednesday press conference was located at the offices of The Cochran Firm in Washington, D.C., the […]