Kamille 'Cupcake' McKinney (pictured) ingested methamphetamine and Trazodone, according to autopsy reports The body of Kamille 'Cupcake' McKinney tested positive for methamphetamine and a sedative after the 3-year-old's remains were found in a dumpster 10 days after she was abducted in Alabama. The revelation came from prosecutors in a Birmingham courtroom where Patrick Stallworth, 39, and Derick Brown, 29, face capital murder charges in relation to McKinney's death. Judge Clyde Jones of the Jefferson County Circuit Court ruled that he has enough probable cause to send the case to a grand jury. If convicted, Stallworth and Brown could face the death penalty. An autopsy previously confirmed that McKinney had died from asphyxiation by suffocation, and additionally found toxic levels of the drugs that the young child ingested. The sedative, Trazodone, is an anti-depressant used to treat insomnia and was prescribed to … [Read more...] about Three-year-old Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney’s body had toxic levels of meth and a sedative when she was discovered in a dumpster 10 days after being abducted from a birthday party in Alabama
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From dusk till dawn: in search of old-school Bangkok
Bangkok may be the most-visited city on Earth, but it remains one of the least-known to outsiders. In the grip of a property bubble and construction explosion, it moves faster than any eye can cope with. Even when I return from a three-week trip abroad, the perceptible changes around me are not particularly subtle. The condo tower being built next to my own will have risen several metres, suddenly altering my views, and the little white house that stood for years in a garden of flowering dipterocarpus trees has suddenly disappeared under hammer blows and wrecking drills, to be replaced by a hole filled with water where egrets play. The landscape shifts literally from day to day, from week to week, like sand being carved by sea. I remember that when I first moved here in 2011, there were elephants sauntering down these side streets with red tail lights (of the literal kind); and then one day, after centuries of presence and familiarity, they disappeared as if overnight and no one ever … [Read more...] about From dusk till dawn: in search of old-school Bangkok
Daycare driver, 62, is indicted over the death of a three-year-old boy who was left in the back of a bus for four hours in 117 degree heat
Former bus driver Maurice Mitchell, 62, has been indicted in the death of a three-year-old boy who was left in a hot vehicle outside a Houston day care for hours last summer A former bus driver has been charged in the death of a three-year-old boy who was left in a hot vehicle outside a Houston daycare for hours last summer. Maurice Mitchell, 62, was arrested on Tuesday after a grand jury indicted him on a charge of injury to a child by recklessly causing serious bodily injury or death, a second-degree felony. Raymond 'RJ' Pryer Jr died on July 19, 2018, after he spent more than four hours in the bus as its interior climbed to 117 degrees. Mitchell had taken RJ and his classmates at Discovering Me Academy on a field trip to Doss Park and returned them to school between 2.30 and 3pm. The boy's father arrived at the school to pick him up at 7pm and found staff were looking for him. RJ's body was later found inside the bus. Prosecutors say … [Read more...] about Daycare driver, 62, is indicted over the death of a three-year-old boy who was left in the back of a bus for four hours in 117 degree heat
Travel baseball: a world where eight-year-olds are treated like pros
A baseball player strikes out. Disappointed, he turns to the stands where he makes eye contact with a man who yells, “WHAT A WASTE OF A SPACE.” The player slowly walks back to the dugout, his head hung low, a routine he seems familiar with. He is isn’t a major league superstar like Anthony Rendon, George Springer or Mike Trout, accustomed to the wrath of impatient fans. He is an eight-year-old boy and the disgusted fan is his father who, based on his body language, might as well have yelled, “What a waste of a life.” This happened a month ago in a midst of an under-nine tournament as we waited for my son’s game, which happened to be against the kid with the angry father. I wanted to hug that kid or at least compliment him in front of his dad. That wasn’t necessary. His team demolished ours and the boy walked away with his father, who looked a little less incensed than he had a couple of hours prior. The night before, I learned about a parent … [Read more...] about Travel baseball: a world where eight-year-olds are treated like pros
Special-education teacher, 56, is accused of making her five-year-old student sit in his soiled pants for TWO HOURS to ‘prove a point’
Georgia teacher Kelly Lewis, 56, has been charged with cruelty to children for allegedly forcing a five-year-old boy to sit in his own waste to teach him a lesson about restroom habits A special-education teacher from Georgia has been accused of forcing a five-year-old student sit in his own waste for two hours to teach him a lesson. Kelly Lewis, 56, from Acworth, was arrested last week and charged with one count of second-degree cruelty to children, a felony, stemming from an incident that took place on November 21 at Frey Elementary School in Cobb County. A county arrest warrant says the teacher knew the special-education student defecated on himself but made him sit in his soiled pants for about two hours, stating she she was 'going to prove a point' about restroom habits. The warrant says the child suffered redness and irritation to his buttocks, as well as mental pain, from Lewis' actions, reported Atlanta Journal Constitution. Lewis, a special-education teacher at … [Read more...] about Special-education teacher, 56, is accused of making her five-year-old student sit in his soiled pants for TWO HOURS to ‘prove a point’
