Boy, 4, Died After Scalding Bath Burned Him Severely, Mom & Stepmom Put Body in Dumpster to Hide Death

Malachi Lawson.Photo: Baltimore Police DepartmentA stepmother who authorities say fatally scalded her 4-year-old stepson in the bath and then got rid of the body alongside her partner pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse resulting in death, reports say.According toCBS News, Shatika Lawson will be sentenced December 6 for her part in the slaying of Malachi Lawson.The boy’s biological mother Alicia Lawson, previously pleaded guilty to the same charges in 2021. She is currently serving a life sentence with 30 years suspended in connection with the summer 2019 killing of Malachi....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1078 words · Robert Campbell

Boy, 4, Dies After His 'Lopsided' Smile Was Revealed to Be a Sign of His Inoperable Brain Cancer

Photo: GOFUNDME When Jack Lacey smiled slightly crookedly his parents thought he the 4-year-old was being silly, tragically his “lopsided” smile turned out to be a warning sign that he had brain cancer. On Monday, little Jack from Sheffield, England took his last breath while lying in his dad’s arms, his father Wesley Lacey wrote onGoFundMe. Jack’s death comes exactly a year after he was first diagnosed with terminal brain cancer....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Samuel Pruitt

Boy, 4, Orders Nearly $3K of SpongeBob Popsicles on Mom's Amazon Account

Photo: gofundme Oh, barnacles! The sweets treats are unfortunately nonrefundable, inspiring a family friend to launch a GoFundMe campaign to cover the cost of the unsupervised shopping spree. Nickelodeon On thefundraising page, friend and organizer Katie Schloss explained that Bryant, a mom of three, is studying social work at New York University and couldn’t afford the SpongeBob spread. The GoFundMe pitch went live on Monday, and $5,780 in donations have poured in as of Thursday morning, smashing the original goal of $2,619....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Melanie Townsend

Boy, 4, Tells Mom with Cancer He'll Miss Her After Death. Nurse Records Her Heartbeat for Him (Exclusive)

Weston and Haley Odlozil.Photo:Taylor Odlozil TikTok Taylor Odlozil TikTok WhenTaylor Odlozilfirst joined TikTok, he was simply looking for an escape. It wasn’t until months later, after finding out that his wifeHaley, 30, was “running out of options” to treat her Stage IIICovarian cancerthat he started to share his family’s story. “I’m the video guy in the family. I’ve always enjoyed expressing my emotions and sharing the way I think about things through video,” Taylor tells PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1203 words · Gregory Bailey

Boy, 4, Traveled Cross Country in Donated RV to Undergo Heart Surgery: 'It's an Amazing Gift'

Photo: Noah the Brave/Facebook Hitting the road to travel across the country in an RV from his home in Spokane, Washington, wasn’t just a trip of a lifetime for Noah Alderson. It was a trip to save his life. The 4-year-old was born with several life-threatening heart defects and was recently in need of a third open-heart operation, his mother, Tanasha Alderson, explained toGMA. But the family soon found out that the the hospital near their home was unable to offer the needed surgery, a biventricular repair....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Benjamin Rogers

Boy, 4, Undergoes Surgery for 'Terrifying' Polio-Like Illness That Left Him Partially Paralyzed

Photo: GoFundMe A 4-year-old boy in Minnesota underwent surgery to restore movement to his right arm after he was diagnosed with a rare, polio-like condition. Orville Young of Minneapolis is recovering after undergoing the invasive nerve transfer surgery at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Philadelphia just months after contracting acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), which affectsa person’s nervous systemand causes weakness in the arms or legs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Robert Haynes DDS

Boy, 4, Who Was Mauled by Dogs Goes to Disney After Years of Surgery: 'He Almost Lost His Life'

Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 4-year-old Wells is going to Walt Disney World with his family and will celebrate his fifth birthday on Tuesday, according to ABC 7. “We are extremely grateful and appreciative super, super, super, super, excited,” his mom, Brittany Wells, told the news outlet. “It doesn’t feel real yet.” A GoFundMe page was also createdto help the family. According to the page, Wells was 22-months-old when two Rotweillers attacked him on Thanksgiving....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Brandy Cooper

Boy, 5, Out of Intensive Care Nearly Four Months After Being Thrown from Mall of America Balcony

Photo: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images The gravely injured 5-year-old boythrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of Americaat last has emerged from intensive care, nearly four months after the incident that led his adult attacker to besentenced for attempted premeditated murder. “We are happy to report that our son is no longer in intensive care and has been moved to an in-patient, physical rehab program at another hospital to help him continue to heal and focus on the next phase of his recovery,” his family posted Thursday to aGoFundMe page, where donors have pledged more than $1 million toward the boy’s care....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Jose Rojas

Boy, 5, Rings Doorbell Asking for Help Finding Mom After Being Dropped Off at Wrong Spot

(L) Kelly Mulholland’s son. (R) Kelly Mulholland with her son.Photo:Kelly Mulholland/TikTok; Courtesy of Kelly Mulholland Kelly Mulholland/TikTok; Courtesy of Kelly Mulholland A heartbreaking video of a 5-year-old boy asking for help on a Ring doorbell after allegedly getting dropped off in the wrong neighborhood is going viral after his mother shared what she said had happened on TikTok. In the video, which began with footage from a Ring camera, the boy looked to be in distress as he opened and closed a storm door to a home and asked, “Would you help me find my mommy?...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 580 words · Jacqueline Turner

Boy, 5, Saves 13 People from Fire After Being the Only One Awake When Home Went Up in Flames

Photo: Fox 10 A little boy is being hailed as a hero for saving 13 people from a fire that had broken out in their Chicago home after the smoke detectors malfunctioned. Though he is only 5-years-old, Jayden Espinosa knew exactly what to do when a fire broke out early Saturday morning in his aunt’s South Marshfield/Back of the Yards duplex,Fox 32 Newsreports. “I smelled the smoke and I got up and went outside,” Jayden recalled to the local outlet of the terrifying incident over the weekend....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Paul Jackson

Boy, 5, Thrown from Balcony at Mall of America 'Is Now Alert and Conscious'

Photo: Mark Erickson/Getty Images Landen, the five-year-old boy who wasthrown from a third-floor balconyat the Mall of America, is “now alert and conscious,” according to his family. The boy’s family revealed Friday that the boy is no longer in critical condition but does face additional surgeries. The family also thanked the public for all its support. Adding: “The road to recovery remains long, but with God and you, we are assured to make it through....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Justin Castillo

Boy, 5, Thrown From Mall of America Balcony Is Making 'Small Steps Towards the Healing Process'

Photo: Mark Erickson/Getty Images The 5-year-old boy who was thrown over athird-floor railing at Minnesota’s Mall of Americalast week is making “small steps towards the healing process,” a family friend wrote ona GoFundMe pagecollecting donations to help with the family’s expenses. The child, named Landen, sustained severe head trauma and multiple broken bones in his arms and legs. While Landen’s “condition is again similar to previous days,” he’s on the mend, Hanneman said....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 573 words · Joanne Casey

Boy, 5, Thrown Off Mall of America Balcony Is Back in School and Walking 'Perfectly,' Family Says

Photo: GoFundMe Landen Hoffman,the five-year-old boy who was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America, is enjoying school again after coming home from the hospital in August. An update posted to his family-runGoFundMecampaign — which has raised over $1 million — on Friday gave a heartwarming glimpse at his life and his recovery. “He’s a strong, happy boy. When his mommy asks him if she can look at his wound or asks how he’s doing, he always responds with ‘Mom, I’m healed, you don’t need to ask me anymore....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Stephen Adams