13-year-old kept in cage dies at hospital; mother and grandmother charged
A 13-year-old girl in Tempe found with developmental issues and allegedly living in a makeshift cage died after being hospitalized. The girl's mother and grandmother are accused of child abuse.
Mother, grandmother accused of keeping 13-year-old special-needs girl locked in cage before teen died
An Arizona teen with the mental capacity of a 3-year-old died after she was found unresponsive and covered in bruises at her family home – where her mother and grandmother allegedly kept her locked up in a makeshift cage.
Mother and grandmother arrested in connection to death of 13-year-old girl kept in cage
Police in Arizona are investigating the death of a teen girl after she was found unresponsive while being cared for by her grandmother.
Tempe 13-year-old Melony died. Her grandmother is a suspect in her death
A girl has died after authorities discovered her caged and covered in bruises at a home in Tempe earlier this week. The grandmother was jailed on felony charges following the girl's death at a hospital.
Grandmother Charged In Disabled Teen’s Death After 13-Year-Old Was Kept In A Cage
The idea of keeping a child in a cage for any period of time is heart-wrenching. Tragically, a 13-year-old with special needs recently died after suffering abuse, including being kept in a makeshift cage.
Neighbors shocked by the arrest of mother and grandmother after death of 13-year-old in Tempe
Authorities say Tuesday night around 9 p.m., Virginia Lujan called 911 after finding her 13-year-old granddaughter unresponsive.
Tempe police arrest mother, grandmother after teen girl covered in bruises died
Tempe police are investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl after a 9-1-1 call left investigators with more questions. Police were called to the home of Virginia Lujan, 55, around 9 p.m. Tuesday after Lujan called emergency services because her 13-year-old granddaughter,
She waited decades to report her abuse. At 81, police say, he confessed.
For 44 years, she had thought about making the call. When she finally did, she assumed nothing would come of it.
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Grandma and mom abused 13-year-old to death — forcing her into feces-covered cage as ‘discipline,’ cops say
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