DALLAS (AP) _ Dallas police say four family members have been arrested after a 14-year-old girl impregnated by a relative was beaten in order to induce an abortion two years ago.
The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/1EVty2B ) reports that the four people were arrested Tuesday on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity. They remained in Dallas County jail on Wednesday on $150,000 bond.
The hours-long attack allegedly occurred in 2013, but the girl only went to police last month. The girl said the baby was stillborn a couple hours after the beating.
An affidavit says the relatives then tried to burn the baby’s body in a charcoal grill, but the remains were not destroyed. Two days later, the remains were disposed of in a plastic bag at an unknown location.
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HOUSTON (AP) _ Houston police say a father is accused of beating his 3-year-old son to death after the boy had potty training accidents.
Harris County jail records show 24-year-old Anthony Trakemon Powell was being held without bond Tuesday on a capital murder charge. His son died Friday at a hospital.
Powell’s sister, 23-year-old Prosha Land, was charged with injury to a child by omission. Investigators say Land witnessed the beatings.
Court records say Powell used his hands and a belt to strike the boy when he wet himself. Land called 911 last Thursday when the boy had trouble breathing.
Her bond is set at $260,000. Online jail records don’t list attorneys to speak for the defendants.