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Mother, partner arrested for allegedly selling 2-year-old girl for Rs ...
A mother and her partner have been arrested by Dharmapuram Police for allegedly selling a two-year-old girl for Rs. 40,000, while a woman accused of purchasing the child has also been taken into custody. Police said the arrests were made following a complaint lodged by the Dharmapuram Grama Niladhari, who alleged that the child had been sold to a woman in the Colombo area. During questioning, the suspects reportedly claimed they sold the child to obtain money for medical treatment for the girl’s four-year-old elder sister, who is suffering from thalassemia. Police further stated that the mother had allegedly used Rs. 15,000 from the money to purchase a mobile phone. When questioned over the purchase, the suspects had reportedly failed to provide an explanation. The arrested mother and her partner, aged 27 and 31, are residents of the Dharmapuram area. The woman alleged to have bought the child is a 37-year-old resident of Avariyawatta, Katunayake. The two women and the male suspect were produced before the Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court and remanded until April 29. (Newswire) 2026-04-27
Trans woman, partner accused of kidnapping her 10-year-old child for ...
A transgender woman and her partner were arrested Monday for allegedly kidnapping her 10-year-old son and flying him to Cuba – where the child’s biological mother feared he would undergo gender reassignment surgery. Trouble emerged after Rose Inessa-Ethington, 42, and her partner, 32-year-old Blue Inessa-Ethington, purportedly took Rose’s kid under the guise of going on a camping trip in Canada, the US Attorney’s Office said in a Tuesday press release. The blended family crossed the northern border but never checked into their hotel. Rose Inessa-Ethington and her partner Blue Inessa-Ethington were arrested and accused of kidnapping Rose’s 10-year-old child. Facebook/Blue Inessa-Ethington Aside from one brief phone call on March 28, they cut off all communication with the boy’s mother, according to officials. A day after that call, the group, who was also traveling with Blue’s 3-year-old child, flew out of Vancouver and landed in Mexico City. From there, they took another flight to Havana, Cuba and stayed until they were deported back to the US on Monday, authorities said. Rose’s son was supposed to be returned to his mother on April 3. The pair allegedly took Rose’s 10-year-old child to Cuba to get gender reassignment surgery. Gofundme The child self-identified as a girl in interviews with officials – which family members worried was “due to manipulation by Rose,” according to the feds. A Utah court granted Rose’s ex-wife exclusive custody of the 10-year-old on April 13. She had split custody with Rose before the alleged kidnapping. Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. Thanks for signing up! Rose was raising the 10-year-old as a “gender open child,” according to a 2021 GoFundMe that collected funds for her then-ongoing custody battle. Blue, who organized the flopped fundraiser, described Rose as a “cornerstone of the LGBTQ+ community” in Utah. Rose and Blue were arraigned in Richmond, Virginia when they landed back in the US. Officials said they will be extradited to Utah “at a later date for the remainder of their court case.” They were both charged in a federal criminal complaint of international parental kidnapping.
California couple arrested in Washington allegedly 'starved' teenage ...
A press release from the Sutter County Sheriff's Office says deputies began investigating the death of a developmentally disabled 14-year-old in January 2025.
Man arrested after allegedly battering woman, taking child in Terre ...
A 50-year-old Terre Haute man was arrested early Thursday morning after police say he battered a woman and left the scene with their 2-year-old child without permission.
