3 days ago · The grandmother of a teenage girl with epilepsy who died after police said she had been locked in a makeshift cage for extended periods of time has been indicted by a grand jury in Arizona, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced.. Virginia Lujan, 55, has been charged with child abuse and other crimes following the death last month of her granddaughter, who suffered from a rare form ...

3 days ago · Virginia Lujan, 55, was indicted on eight counts, including child abuse, tampering with physical evidence, tampering with a witness and contributing to the dependency of a child, the Maricopa ...

5 days ago · Tempe police went to the home of 55-year-old Virginia Lujan on Jan. 21 after Lujan called 911 to report that her 13-year-old granddaughter wasn't breathing. The girl was taken to a hospital, where ...

5 days ago · Virginia Lujan is facing multiple felony charges, including child abuse and tampering with physical evidence. TEMPE, Ariz. — The grandmother of a 13-year-old girl in Tempe who died after police...

Jan 23, 2025 · Virginia Lujan (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office). A grandmother and mother in Arizona are accused of abusing a special-needs 13-year-old girl to death, beating the child, who had the mental capacity of a 3-year-old, and disciplining her by forcing her to spend time in a makeshift feces-covered cage .

Jan 22, 2025 · UPDATE: Virginia Lujan was indicted by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for two counts of child abuse, two counts of tampering with physical evidence, one count of tempering with a witness,...

Jan 24, 2025 · Virginia Lujan of Tempe was taken into custody by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on felony child abuse charges related to her 13-year-old granddaughter’s death, PEOPLE has confirmed.

Jan 24, 2025 · Virginia Lujan, 55, and Jami Hodges, 33, were arrested and slapped with child abuse charges after a 13-year-old girl -- whom they allegedly kept locked away in a cage -- died after she was found...

Jan 23, 2025 · Authorities say Tuesday night around 9 p.m., Virginia Lujan called 911 after finding her 13-year-old granddaughter unresponsive. Officers came, found the girl and rushed her to the hospital where...

Jan 27, 2025 · Virginia Lujan, 55, is in jail in lieu of a $500,000 bond. T he Jan. 23 death of a 13-year-old Tempe girl, who was found unresponsive in deplorable conditions the day before while in the care of her grandmother, remains under investigation by Tempe Police.