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A father from Kingman was sentenced to six months in jail for leaving his baby daughter in a hot car, leading to her death, reports the Associated Press.

George Lyman was sentenced to six months in jail for his almost-three-month-old daughter’s September 2010 death. Lyman had forgotten he had left her in the back seat after dropping the child’s mother off at work and going home to take a nap. The baby died after being left in the car for almost five hours. Rescuers say her internal temperature was at 108 degrees.

Disputes between family members are not uncommon, but they can turn deadly when the dispute escalates into violence.

Authorities believe Gilbert resident Tyler John McQuade murdered his father Sean McQuade with a shotgun on Saturday, Jan. 21, reports azfamily.com.

A Surprise mother who didn’t take her seriously ill baby to the hospital faces murder and felony child abuse charges a year after he died from his illness, reports The Arizona Republic.

Twenty-one-year-old Kristen Elizabeth Torres was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of second-degree murder and felony child abuse in connection with the death of her 13-month-old son Aiden in Nov. 2010.

Aiden had died from acute peritonitis, which doctors say could have been prevented if Torres had sought medical attention for her young son.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the couple accused of abusing and murdering 10-year-old Ame Deal, reports ABC15 News.

In one of the most horrific examples of possible Phoenix child abuse in 2011, Ame was found suffocated in a plastic footlocker while in the care of John and Samantha Allen, Ame’s aunt. The Allens claimed Ame was accidentally trapped in the box while playing a game, but Phoenix believe she was purposely placed there because she stole a Popsicle.

Senator Scott Bundgaard announced his retirement shortly before he was supposed to testify before the Senate Ethics Committee relating to a February domestic incident with his former girlfriend, reports ABC15 News. Three nominees have already been selected to take his place.

Bundgaard represented Legislative District 4, and was majority leader of the state senate before losing his post when reports of the domestic violence incident arose.

A Phoenix mother who has had previous run-ins with the law due to problems with alcohol was arrested on Saturday for leaving her children home alone so she could go out and drink, reports The Arizona Republic.

Thirty-three-year-old Angie Masuda was arrested on suspicion of three felony counts of child abuse. A neighbor had reported Masuda who reportedly said she was going out drinking. Her three children - ages 5, 6, and 8 - were found home alone by responding police, according to The Republic.

“Throwing out the baby with the bath water” may just be a catchphrase, but for two Valley women, their troubles bathing their children have landed them in serious legal hot water.

Tempe mother Summer Dawn Angelly was sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years’ probation after her 11-month-old son nearly drowned in a Tempe motel bathtub last summer, reports azfamily.com.

Angelly and the baby’s father, Jasen Anchondo, pleaded guilty to felony child abuse charges in November. The couple had reportedly told police they left their son in the tub because he had soiled his diapers and there weren’t any clean ones left.

A couple’s “joke” of posting Facebook photos of their duct-taped children led to their arrests and child abuse charges, reports azfamily.com.

Kayla, 20, and Frankie, 19, Almuina are accused of binding their 2-year-old and 10-month-old children’s wrists, ankles and mouths in duct tape, and posting the pictures on Facebook.

One of the children was reportedly hung upside down by the feet from an exercise weight machine, according to the Arizona Daily Sun.

The 26-year-old father to a barely-two-month-old baby has been arrested by Tucson police on suspicion of child abuse, reports the Associated Press.

David Hollenback was arrested on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after he brought his 7-week-old son to the hospital to treat what he allegedly said was congestion.

Police say Hollenback later changed his story and told hospital staff that he had dropped his son while taking a shower with him. However, staff members realized that the child's extensive injuries, including bleeding in his brain, were too serious to fit Hollenback's story, according to the Associated Press.

The boy is expected to survive but will likely face permanent neurological damage.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned - especially when she's aiming her car at you.

A Mesa woman faces domestic violence charges of aggravated assault and criminal damage for running over her allegedly cheating husband, reports The Arizona Republic.

Police believe Colene Barker intentionally struck and ran over her husband in Monday because he was trying to leave her for another woman. Witnesses also say she rammed into his car twice before taking her anger out on him.

To add insult to injury, witnesses say Barker stood over him and taunted him while he was "rolling in pain" on the ground.