A Harvard mother who was charged after her 6-year-old child was found severely malnourished and “days from death” had her bond reduced by more than half on Tuesday. Both parents are now out of jail. Margaret A. Wisner, 48, and William S. Wisner, 40, were both charged with aggravated domestic battery, reckless conduct causing great […]
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Parents charged after child hospitalized, found ‘severely malnourished’ in Harvard
A mother and father were charged after their 6-year-old child was found ‘severely malnourished’ in Harvard and had to be taken to the hospital. The Harvard Police Department and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) responded around 2:26 p.m. November 17 to the 100 block of Shawnee Lane for a well-being check. Harvard […]
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Father allegedly choked one of his children, who were found living in horrid conditions in Wonder Lake
The parents of four children have been charged after police say the father choked one of the children, who were found living with rotting garbage, animal feces and no food in Wonder Lake. Jason Lamb, 37, and Jennifer Lamb, 36, of Wonder Lake, were both charged with several counts of child endangerment and reckless conduct. […]