Body of Girl with Special Needs Found Stuffed into a Dressing Drawer in Her Mother and Boyfriend’s Bedroom

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Monica Pop
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India Martin was a four-year-old girl with special needs who wasn’t really loved by her mother. On Tuesday, May 26, the remains of this sweet girl were found stuffed in a bag kept inside a drawer in her mother and her boyfriend’s bedroom.

Authorities were shocked by the horrific sight and the tragedy that took place in the home of Jackleen Elizabeth Mullen and Audrevious Jarrell Williams who showed no remorse over the death of the little girl. Investigation started after police got a call of child neglect, but India’s mother said how the girl was staying with a family in South Carolina. When police reached the family, they said the girl was not with them.

“We found this child, dead, stuffed in a drawer,” Rock Hill police Det. Keenan McCrorey said in court. “We ask that bond be denied.”

Both the mother and her boyfriend were charged with homicide by child abuse or neglect after India’s autopsy revealed signs of abuse and respiratory distress. Those who were supposed to take care of her, killed her. The couple has other children, one four-year-old child of Jackleen and a one-year-old she has with Audrevious. He has a 7-year-old child from his previous relationship. They can no longer have contact with any of the children and are denied bail.

When sweet India was born prematurely at only 26 weeks, she was tested positive for cocaine and had to be treated at the neonatal unit at a Columbia hospital. Back then, Jackleen was only given two years of probation and four years after, that same child was brutally abused, killed, and stuffed in a drawer.

The Sun reported that Jackleen had broken the law before. In 2014, she was convicted for larceny and forgery.

At the time, the Rock Hill police, the York County Coroner’s Office, and the State Law Enforcement Division child fatality unit are investigating the death of India. The killers may end up serving a life in prison.

New Jersey High School ‘Intentionally’ Leaves Student with Special Needs Out of Yearbook

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Monica Pop
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High school years are the best time of most people’s lives. It is a period when we make friends for life and enjoy our youth partying and having fun. So, it is obvious that when this time comes to an end, we look forward to the yearbook that we can always go back to and recall what life was when we lived the best years of it.

But what happens if your photo is not included in this precious book that marks one chapter of your existence? It must be heartbreaking to be the only person left out from the valuable “memento.” Sadly, a New Jersey high school, Watchung Hills Regional High School, failed to include a photo of Glenda, a student with special needs in the yearbook, and her sister Claudia DeFabio says it was done intentionally.

“While the faculty and staff who teach her and her classmates every day were acknowledged, Glenda was not,” she wrote on her Facebook page.

“Everyone in the special education department was acknowledged: except the students.”

Glenda’s mom was asked to sign a media release for her daughter, but no one ever mentioned the yearbook. The family felt devastated and angry because they didn’t know what to tell Glenda when she couldn’t find her photo in the book.

“Imagine the heartbreak my mother felt having to explain to my sister why she wasn’t in the yearbook. And Glenda not being able to understand how she was seen as different than her general education classmates.”

DeFabio felt the urge to share what happened to Glenda, because most of the time, people with special needs don’t stand for themselves.

The post gained a lot of attention and people showed their support. In no time, the family heard from the school and received an apology for leaving Glenda out. They offered to send a supplemental yearbook with Glenda’s photo in it.

“We are investigating what occurred and are currently looking to see if any other un-intentional omissions were made. We intend to carefully review our processes to avoid any erroneous omissions in the future,” said Elizabeth C. Jewett, superintendent of the school district, speaking to News 12 New Jersey.

“And finally, since the 2,500+ students and faculty didn’t get the honor of seeing Glenda’s yearbook photo, at least the internet can.”

We are truly sorry Glenda and her family had to go through such experience. Thankfully, this student has her sister by her side who wants Glenda to be accepted and loved for who she is.

Heartbroken husband honors late wife by planting 6,000 oak trees for her, hiding a shape in the middle

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Monica Pop
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Some people are lucky enough to find their soulmate during their lifetime. Others strive for that one person who makes their life complete and fills it with strong emotions that are worth living for.

For a man named Winston Howes, that special person was his wife Janet. The two first met back in 1962 and fell in love the moment they laid eyes on one another.

Their love and affection was so strong that people often wondered how it was even possible for them to never get into any fights.

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But life can be cruel at times, and what this couple had was crashed into pieces when Janet passed away.

Not having her around wasn’t a reason for Winston to stop loving her. In fact, what he did to show his devotion stole the hearts of millions of people from all around the world.

Trying to hope with his grief, Winston got himself busy and planted 6000 oak trees around their house. Once the trees grew, the place resembled a paradise on Earth, but no one really knew that the trees were hiding a secret.

One day, however, a man riding a hot air balloon above Winston’s property realized that the trees were planted in the shape of a heart.

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The tip of the heart points to Wotton Hill and the house where Janet spent her childhood and in the middle of the heart there is a meadow of daffodils.  

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This truly is what love is all about. Winston’s feelings for Janet are everlasting and the way he honored her life is incredibly touching and beautiful. 

One Woman Explains Why You Should Never Use the Term “Half-Sibling”

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Monica Pop
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What makes a family? Is it the same blood that runs through people’s veins? Or is it the life experiences that make us so close to someone that we can’t imagine our life without those individuals by our side?

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A woman named Rochaun feels the urge to speak up of the society’s norms that put labels on some of the family ties, such as those of “half-brother” and “half-sister”. She starts her story saying how she and her brother share the same mother but different fathers. Despite that, she and her sibling has always called one another a brother and a sister. They grew up together and did all the things siblings with same parents do.

However, once she grew older she heard many referring to them as “half-siblings” and she got really offended whenever she would hear that word.

One would say that is a term used for many years to describe what she and her brother really are, but Rochaun feels that being called “half-sister” somehow lessens the role she plays in her brother’s life.

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She has always loved her brother unconditionally and consider him just that, her brother. Not a half-sibling as many say.

So, she felt like she had to ask people not to call her her brother’s half-sister ever again. She simply knew she had the right to do so, but people wouldn’t understand why that bothered her so much.

“I’m not putting up with anyone who tries to downplay the bond I have with my brother just because we only share one parent,” she says.

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If two kids from different families are adopted by the same parents they will always be referred to as siblings, not “unrelated siblings” or even “adopted siblings” so why the need to label siblings who only share one parent?

We have to agree that Rochaun has a good point and she has all the right to refuse to be called half-sister. So next time you are around someone who has a sibling they share one parent with, make sure you don’t say they are just half related.

Pizza Delivery Guy Saves Woman’s Life with Heroic Action

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Sylvia
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One 55-year-old Grafton man faces several counts of domestic abuse concerning his ex-girlfriend – he beaten and tied her up after showing up uninvited at her house.

It was a Domino’s delivery man who had alerted local police after the woman mouthed “help me” during the delivery.

“It’s kind of scary. Gave him his pizza, and noticed behind him was his girlfriend. She pointed to a black eye that was quite visible. She mouthed the words ‘call police,'” recalled Joey Grundl, who was the woman’s savior. The ex-boyfriend, Dean Hoffmann, was charged with the following: kidnapping, false imprisonment, strangulation, suffocation, felony intimidation of a victim, and burglary of a building.

At 1 p.m. on 27 September 2018, the man had entered her home. The woman told Hoffmann to leave and wanted to call the police. However, Hoffmann snatched the phone, grabbed her by the waist and dragged her upstairs. He shoved her, pulled her hair and ripped her shirt. The woman tried to fight back by hitting Hoffmann in the groin, but he punched her in the face – and she ended up with a blackened eye and bloody nose while being locked up in her own bathroom.

Hoffmann then tied her hands and feet together with a power cord and shoved a towel in her mouth to silence her. The woman experienced trouble breathing and feared for the worst – until he decided to call for some Pizza from Domino’s.

After Grundl’s arrival, local authorities arrived at the house and heard the woman yell “help me” and “please come in.” Hoffmann had no choice but to open the door, got questioned and arrested.

Watch the news report in the video below!

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Racist Customer Demands Black Delivery Driver to be Replaced With White Employee

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Monica Pop
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Those people who believe that racism isn’t an issue in America any longer must be either innocent or silly. It looks like Americans have long road to go until they stop seeing people as different because of the color of their skin.

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Marcus Bradley is a black man who has experienced racism and believes his company did nothing to protect him in the case. Namely, Bradley was a delivery truck driver for Lowe’s hardware chain in Danville, Virginia, for over 10 years and he never believed his manager wouldn’t stand for him when a customer asked for him to be replaced with a white driver for her delivery.

It was back in 2015 when Bradley delivered a truck full of items at a designated house and was about to get back to the store for the rest of the goods when he got a call from the manager. He told him Bradley won’t be getting back because the customer complained. When Bradley asked what he did wrong, the manager said the woman didn’t want a black man at her house.

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Neither Bradley nor his colleague Alex Brooke, who was with him in the truck at the time, could believe what they had just heard.

“To me, you know, it just ain’t right for a business that we work in to go on with the woman’s wishes,” Alex said. They weren’t that mad at the customer as they were with the manager who put the client’s absurd wish before the loyal employee.

Once back at the store, another driver, a white one, was assigned for the delivery instead of Bradley and that’s when Brook refused to take part in the delivery as well. So Brook was the only person who stood by Bradley and the company replaced both of them for this particular delivery.

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Bradley was very upset because his company did nothing to protect him.

Local news tried reaching the racist customer who kept saying she had all the right to choose who delivers things to her house and didn’t feel remorse for asking the company to replace Bradley with another employee. “No, I don’t feel bad about nothing,” she said.

In a statement, Lowe’s said that how their manager “handled” the issue with the rude customer doesn’t correspond with their policy and they are sad Bradley, a loyal employee of many years, had to go through something that upsetting and humiliating. The manager in question has since been fired.

“Under no circumstances should a discriminatory delivery request be honored as it is inconsistent with our diversity and inclusion core values and the request should have been refused,” the statement read.

This incident took place five years ago, and that only speaks of the fact that not much has changed regarding the issue of racism in our country.

Las Vegas Police Officer Shot in the Head During Protests Remains in Critical Condition

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Monica Pop
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Officer Shay Mikalonis was shot during a peaceful protest supporting the Black Lives Matter movement near the Circus Circus casino in Las Vegas. Mikalonis was on the job when the accident happened and the police statement released on the behalf of his family said he is now paralyzed from the neck down, on a ventilator, and unable to speak.

Mikalonis is still in a very critical condition and is treated at the trauma unit at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas.

“Shay is on a ventilator and will be for the foreseeable future or perhaps the rest of his life,” the statement read.

“He had a set back today, but the outstanding staff at UMC is working hard to get his vitals back under control.”

The suspect in the shooting has been identified as 20-year-old Edgar Samaniego who has since been arrested and held without bail in the Clark County Detention Center, charged with attempted murder and battery and firearms charges.

Samaniego said he shot because he wanted to scare off protesters and never aimed at anyone as he apparently didn’t even know the police was there.

Las Vegas Review Journal wrote how the bullet pierced Mikalonis’ spine and lodged in the right side of his face.

Our thoughts and prayers are with officer Mikalonis and his family. We hope he will pull through.

Mom Hits and Kills Her 19-month-old Daughter by Accident as She Backs Car into Driveway

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Monica Pop
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A devastating tragedy took place on June 6 of this year in Bayswater, Australia, after a 19-month-old girl was accidentally killed by her mother. The little girl somehow managed to get to the driveway all by herself just when her mom, Lara Elllis, was backing her car. The mother had no idea her daughter, Aurora, was there and hit her. Screams and cries could be heard, but at the time emergency arrived, they said the little girl was killed upon impact.

No one really knows how sweet Aurora got out without anyone noticing her. Needless to say, the whole family is crushed and grief-stricken as they morn the loss of their baby girl whose father always said was “the little sun that shines so bright.”

Matthew Rann, a long-life friend of the Ellis family said, “She was known as Dad’s little tradie assistant, he referred to her as, with her name meaning ‘goddess of the dawn,’ he referred to her as his little star, or his little sun, that shines so bright. In Preston’s words (Aurora’s dad), they’ve had sleepless nights, finding it hard to breathe. Feeling absolutely numb.”

Matthew started a GoFundMe page along with his wife, hoping to help Aurora’s family with the funeral expenses.

“Aurora grew wings and flew from the earth in a tragic accident that has left her little family broken,” the page reads.

A huge number of people paid tributes to the little girl and hope her family would stay strong during these hard times. Many wanted to help financially, and for now, around $37,000 have been raised.

“Preston and Lara are the most genuine, giving and caring people around and now it’s our turn to help them in the most generous way we can,” the fundraiser reads.

Rest in peace little angel!

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