Rebecca Lindstrom
Reporter at WXIA-TV (Atlanta, GA)
11Alive reporter, mother and wife. I've lived in 10 states and now call Atlanta home. Always looking for suggestions on good hiking trails and story ideas.
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1 month ago |
wltx.com | Rebecca Lindstrom
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — After deliberating for around five hours, Forsyth County jurors returned a verdict in the Hernandez child abuse trial. Matthew and Wilairat Hernandez were accused of four felony charges: two for cruelty to children in the first degree and two for aggravated battery-family violence. One set of charges related to fractures found in her ribs, and the other set for fractures in her leg and foot.
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1 month ago |
13wmaz.com | Rebecca Lindstrom
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — After deliberating for around five hours, Forsyth County jurors returned a verdict in the Hernandez child abuse trial. Matthew and Wilairat Hernandez were accused of four felony charges: two for cruelty to children in the first degree and two for aggravated battery-family violence. One set of charges related to fractures found in her ribs, and the other set for fractures in her leg and foot.
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1 month ago |
13wmaz.com | Rebecca Lindstrom
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Two Georgia parents accused of abusing their infant took the stand in their own defense. While the law does not require defendants to testify and jurors are instructed not to imply anything by their silence, both Matthew and Wilairat Hernandez wanted their voices heard. For three and a half, often contentious days, the defense called medical and character witnesses, hoping to convince the Forsyth County jury that the little girl’s injuries were medical in nature, not abuse.
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1 month ago |
wltx.com | Rebecca Lindstrom
CUMMING, Ga. — Editor's note: The video above is from the 11Alive series Help That Harms. It highlights cases of families blindsided and torn apart due to abuse allegations. Matt and Wilairat Hernandez could each face 80 years in prison if found guilty of abusing their newborn child, Emma, in 2023. Doctors at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta said the parents could not explain the fractures found on her leg and ribs after bringing her in for a consult.
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1 month ago |
wltx.com | Rebecca Lindstrom
CUMMING, Ga. — Editor's note: The video above is from the 11Alive series Help That Harms. It highlights cases of families blindsided and torn apart due to abuse allegations. Matt and Wilairat Hernandez could each face 80 years in prison if found guilty of abusing their newborn child, Emma, in 2023. Doctors at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta said the parents could not explain the fractures found on her leg and ribs after bringing her in for a consult.
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