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# Infanticide

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Jury sworn in for trial of man accused of murdering his 20-month-old son
Yusif Ali Abdi is charged with murdering Nathan Baraka Andrew Ali on 17 April 2001.
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Dec 9th 2019, 3:36 PM
German mother admits killing babies, but says she can't remember how many
“It could have been two, three or four”.
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Jul 12th 2016, 2:02 PM
Toddler dies after father throws his children in a pond, confesses in 911 call
Two girls were saved from the water by an off-duty policeman, but one of them died today.
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Sep 23rd 2015, 10:47 PM
Nowhere to turn: These Irish women killed their babies to avoid lives of scandal and poverty
Some women were sentenced to death for killing their children but none were actually executed as the justice system was sympathetic to their plight.
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Apr 25th 2015, 10:00 PM
Monogamy evolved so fathers could protect kids being killed by rivals
A second study showed that monogamy appeared as a result of competition.
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Jul 31st 2013, 6:30 AM
German woman admits to killing five of her own babies
The 28-year-old mother-of-two said she didn’t want to have more children. Her husband wasn’t aware of her pregnancies.
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Sep 28th 2012, 3:21 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…
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Nov 29th 2011, 4:45 PM
Man accused of killing son, 3, by shoving him into washing machine - and turning it on
Christophe Champenois, 33, is accused of forcing his son into a washing machine – and turning it on – over playschool misbehaviour.
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Nov 29th 2011, 12:14 PM
Woman admits giving birth to stillborn babies, then hiding bodies
Grandmother pleads guilty to concealing births.
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Sep 13th 2010, 2:03 PM
Dutch woman arrested after three dead infants found
Police trying to establish relationship between woman and babies.
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Sep 2nd 2010, 3:29 PM
Dutch woman confesses to storing babies in suitcase
Woman arrested last week after discovery of four dead infants.
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Aug 9th 2010, 4:58 PM
Dutch woman arrested over baby deaths
The bodies of four babies have been found in a house in the Netherlands.
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Aug 6th 2010, 8:06 PM
French mother who killed eight babes 'relieved' after confession
Dominique Cottrez is glad her secret is out in the open.
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Jul 31st 2010, 12:42 PM
Mother charged with murder of eight babies
Authorities say woman confesses to multiple infanticide.
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Jul 29th 2010, 2:01 PM