Daughter, 4, died with 80 bruises, fractured skull
(NEWSER) - In a rare court action a Houston mom is facing prosecution for failure to protect her 4-year-old daughter from the vicious lover charged in the girl's death. Emma Thompson had some 80 bruises, a severed pancreas and a fractured skull when she died last year. Her mom's boyfriend faces trial on aggravated sexual assault in the girl's death. Usually, "when a child is harmed by a parent, the other parent is found to also be a victim," a legal expert told ABC News . "The mother has an obligation to protect the child, but because of her psychological helplessness," prosecutors generally don't file charges in such a case. More»
