The Colorado parents who reported their 6-year-old son floated away in a helium balloon in what authorities say was a hoax to drum up publicity for a TV show will both plead guilty to charges in the case, the attorney for the boy's father said Thursday. picked by detectivebag 2 weeks ago

An 11-year-old schoolboy who has been asked to appear on a television talent show in New York has taken his mother to court in a bid to force her to hand over his passport. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Rapist gets out of jail early, asks mother "how's your daughter". Mother pours a can of petrol on him and lights a match. He dies 11 days later.
Apparently the mother suffered from mental illness ever since the raping. I wonder how many plimates would react the same way if it was their daughter? picked by theclansman 9 months ago

The mother of 'Baby P' has apologised for her failures and said she punished herself every day over the death of her son, a British court heard overnight.
Peter's mother, 27, her 32-year-old boyfriend and lodger Jason Owen, 37, were convicted last year of causing or allowing his death in August 2007 at the age of just 17 months.
**Addition, not really update, to This Story picked by bingo 6 months ago

Tucker and Brad show their love for mom by taking a Mother's Day photo.

Happy Mother's Day! Now go call your mom. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Two law enforcement officers killed in a bank bombing last week believed the device was a hoax and were trying to open it when it exploded, according to court documents released on Tuesday. picked by muppet 11 months ago

Karen Matthews, mother of the 9 year old who was missing for 24 days and found hidden in the home of her step-father's uncle, has been arrested on charges of perverting the course of justice. Beyond that, details are scant.

Previous Plime coverage here and here. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A Medford woman accused in a cruel Craigslist hoax has admitted the crime was her idea, and charges have been dropped against her husband, according to the Medford Mail Tribune. picked by muppet 1 year ago

The majority of countries that celebrate Mother’s Day do so on the second Sunday of May. On this day, it is common for Mothers to be lavished with presents and special attention from their families, friends and loved ones. But it hasn’t always been this way. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

25-year-old researcher Robert Thomas reveals how earlier this year he and Richard Heene drew up a master plan to generate a massive media controversy using a weather balloon.

Update to this. picked by PulsisX 1 month ago

A mother who claimed that she and her 9-year-old daughter were kidnapped after a car accident in Philadelphia have been found safe and sound at Disney World in Orlando. The mother, 38-year-old Bonnie Sweeten, has been charged with filing a false report. The motive for her apparent ruse, which set off a massive manhunt and triggered national attention, is unclear. picked by bingo 6 months ago

A 'perfect' mother massacred her five children by calling them one by one into her bedroom and slitting their throats, a Belgian court has been told. picked by muppet 12 months ago

The mother forced her son to have sex with her. But a 101 year old law states that she can only be imprisoned for 7 years, where a man would get life.
Not mentioned in the article is the fact that the children first came to Social workers attention in 1996, but nothing was done until 2000. Even then, they failed to get the children into care More Info (image is of Roscommon court house) picked by Marz 10 months ago

This is the mother accused of murdering her little girl in a bath. Her dark brown hair tied back, Laura Fletcher seems to clutch her hands behind her head as she is driven away from court in a prison van yesterday. picked by sharon22 7 months ago

Federal judge tentatively acquitted a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who later killed herself. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Karen Matthews, mother of 9 year old Shannon has been charged with neglect and perverting the course of justice, following her arrest yesterday. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Happy Mother's Day! Now go call your mom. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

A Maryland mother said she heard her son being beaten and fatally shot in an incident that Baltimore City police are investigating. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

A British mother drowned her disabled four-year-old daughter in the bath because she was embarrassed by the girl's cerebral palsy and could not cope, a court has heard. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A mother accused of rejecting medical treatment and relying on prayer as her 11-year-old daughter died of untreated diabetes believed people got sick because they sinned, a former friend said Tuesday at the woman's homicide trial. picked by arsphidius 6 months ago