A four-year-old girl with down syndrome died from severe malnourishment after her stepmother failed to care for her in the months leading up to her...

Shannon Leigh White has been jailed over the gross neglect of her four-year-old stepdaughter which had "catastrophic" consequences, a judge said.

Shannon Leigh White has been jailed over the gross neglect of her four-year-old stepdaughter which had "catastrophic" consequences, a judge said.

The punishments were handed down months after the Democratic Republic of Congo lifted a moratorium on carrying out the death penalty.

A Mumbai court sentenced a watchman to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl he knew, highlighting the crime's lifelong...

Three US citizens are among 37 defendants sentenced to death by a military court for their role in a May failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo.

The mother of an “incredible” six-year-old girl has described the moment she heard her daughter was crushed in a buggy crash.

The mother of an “incredible” six-year-old girl has described the moment she heard her daughter was crushed in a buggy crash.

The Boksburg Regional Court sentences a 33-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping his fiancée's seven-year-old daughter.

The father of a young girl who made the fatal decision to stop administering her insulin has told a court of his “biggest regret” two years after...