neglect

A 31-year-old New Bedford man indicted late last year for assaulting, endangering and neglecting his infant daughter was found dangerous and ordered held without bail.

Two severely malnourished dogs have been rescued from a home in Rochester, and a man has been charged with their neglect.

A Fall River man charged with neglecting his elderly mother so severely that she died has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

New Bedford police raided an apartment on North Front Street this week and found more than just drugs.

BOSTON (AP) _ Newly released figures show that Massachusetts reported the highest rate of abused and neglected children in the nation during the 2014 fiscal year. The federal figures reported in The Boston Globe show that Massachusetts reported 31,863 victimized children to the federal Department of Health and Human Services in the fiscal year that ended in September 2014...

Animal control officials are asking for the public's help in finding the owner of an abandoned and malnourished dog. The French mastiff was found in Acushnet last Thursday, rooting through a resident's garbage. Mattapoisett Animal Control officer Kathy Massey was called to the scene to assess the animal and possibly identify the owner who may be criminally charged if found...

Three members of the same Fall River family have pleaded guilty to failing to properly take care of an elderly relative who died in a hospital suffering from severe bed sores and malnourishment. Prosecutors say 80-year-old Mary Araujo died at a hospital in July 2010 of multiple organ failure brought on by blood poisoning...

A Fall River man authorities say was supposed to be taking care of his immobile, elderly mother but instead neglected her until bedsores ate through her skin and muscle all the way to the bone has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.