Department of Child Services

Published on: August 20, 2023

2-Month-Old May Need Surgery to Repair Injuries from Neglect

The 32-year-old mother of a 2-month-old has been accused of causing serious physical harm to her child from severe long-term neglect.

According to reports, the Indiana Department of Child Services in Vanderburgh recently received a report about a situation involving the possible neglect of a 2-month-old baby girl in an Evansville home. The agency reported that they had many prior interactions with her mother and that all her children other than the infant had previously been taken from the home.

When DCS went to the residence and investigated the claims, they said they found the home was unkempt and unsanitary. When they wanted to check the baby’s body to see if she had any visible suspicious marks, the woman refused to consent.

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Published on: November 6, 2020

Barefoot Toddler Found Alone in Street at 2 AM

by Staycie R. Sena

A 2-year-old girl was found wandering around in the middle of the night without shoes and socks while her father allegedly slept in their reportedly squalid home.

Ryan Phillips and Robin Blatz share a home in Greenville, Tennessee. They have a 2-year-old daughter together, and Blatz has a second child.

Around 2:00 am on October 27, the 2-year-old was reportedly found alone in the middle of the street by two passersby, and the youngster had blood on her shoeless feet.

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Published on: May 18, 2020

Florida Woman Savagely Abused Adopted Child

by Staycie R. Sena

An adoptive mother of four was criminally charged after she was accused of inflicting years of vicious abuse upon one of her children.

47-year-old Patricia Diane Hyler and her husband live in Pace, Florida with their four adopted children.

Hyler, who has experience as a teacher from working at Capstone Academy, and as a teacher at a church, has reportedly homeschooled the children for the past two years.

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Published on: May 5, 2020

Grandma Severely Burned Child For Urinating on Couch

by Staycie R. Sena

A grandmother in Indiana has been accused of burning her young granddaughter after the child had a bathroom accident, soiling herself and the sofa with urine.

49-year-old Lebanon, Indiana resident Greta Feil was recently reportedly taking care of her two grandchildren while they were visiting her from their home state of Alabama.

Over the few weeks that the children were staying with Feil the Department of Child Services was called with reports a total of five times due to purported sounds of domestic unrest. The callers said they could hear screaming and profanities coming from inside the residence rather often.

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