Countless children every hour, every minute, every day, and more EVERY year become the victim of child abuse. In most cases it is found that the abuser is either someone within the home or someone very close to the child one way or another.
There have been so many cases where child abuse is so obvious and because of whatever reason is never reported! Most of these cases end with the death of the child or severe permanent damage inflicted upon the child.
This is being brought to light because of a very special little boy, Colton Brandt Turner. Colton was murdered by his mother and her boyfriend (who have still not been charged) on July 7th, 2014. CPS was contacted on several occasions, but no follow-ups or interventions were made in regards to the case. Pictures of the abuse were