Top Story Spotlight Hudson 4-year-old dies 2 days after reported assault; Man faces child abuse charge Sarah C. Johnson Nov 6, 2025 Nov 6, 2025 Updated 2 hrs ago 0 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Caldwell County man is facing charges stemming from a reported assault that led to the death of a 4-year-old, according to law enforcement.kAm%9@>2D {66 qCJ2?E[ aa[ 4FCC6?E=J :D 492C865 H:E9 76=@?J 49:=5 23FD6 H:E9 D6C:@FD :?;FCJ] |@C6 492C86D 2C6 6IA64E65 E@ 36 7:=65 :? E96 42D6[ E96 wF5D@? !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6]k^AmkAmwF5D@? A@=:46 @77:46CD H6C6 42==65 E@ 2 C6A@CE65 2DD2F=E :?G@=G:?8 2 c\J62C\@=5 >2=6 49:=5 2E 2 C6D:56?46 2=@?8 w:4<>2? pG6?F6 @? %F6D52J] wF5D@? A@=:46 D2:5 E96 49:=5 925 D6C:@FD :?;FC:6D] %96 :?;FC:6D H6C6 C6A@CE65 E@ 92G6 366? :?7=:4E65 3J 2? 25F=E >2=6 H9@ H2D 323JD:EE:?8 E96 49:=5[ wF5D@? A@=:46 D2:5]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: | | | | | kAm%96 49:=5 H2D :?:E:2==J EC2?DA@CE65 E@ 2 =@42= 9@DA:E2= 2?5 =2E6C E2<6? E@ 2 C68:@?2= EC2F>2 46?E6C 7@C 25G2?465 >65:42= EC62E>6?E[ wF5D@? A@=:46 D2:5]k^Am People are also reading… Burke County manufacturing facility lays off 50 employees due to contract cancellation Election final update: Election results in Burke County municipal races 3 people from Burke County charged after 135 grams of meth found in car Skeletal remains found by railroad tracks in Valdese near Praley Street SW on Tuesday Burke County Public Schools, administrators sued by victim of former teacher convicted of sex crimes 'Step Up For Valdese' candidates sweep town council, mayoral election Equipment malfunction blamed for too-deep rumble strips on highway between ɫ and Lenoir See the results of elections in Valdese, Glen Alpine, Drexel, ɫ and Connelly Springs Burke County man charged with sex crimes against a minor Don't want illicit sex parlors in your town? Here's how one city kicked them all out. Hickory restaurant opens doors for breakfast, lunch, dinner. "It's like a big chef's table." ɫ to add extra police patrol to areas where there is more speeding, crashes Hudson 4-year-old dies 2 days after reported assault; Man faces child abuse charge North Carolina man — known as 'Big Candy' — celebrates his Halloween birthday with celebration Disturbance at Connelly Springs Dollar General leads to arrest of man wanted on federal drug charges kAm%96 49:=5 5:65 2C@F?5 aib_ 2]>] @? %9FCD52J 7C@> E96 :?;FC:6D[ wF5D@? A@=:46 D2:5]k^AmkAm“%96 :?G6DE:82E:@? C6>2:?D 24E:G6[ 2?5 255:E:@?2= 492C86D 2C6 7@CE94@>:?8 2D 56E64E:G6D 4@?E:?F6 E@ 82E96C 6G:56?46[” E96 C6=62D6 D2:5]k^AmkAmqCJ2?E :D 36:?8 96=5 :? E96 r2=5H6== r@F?EJ s6E6?E:@? r6?E6C F?56C 2 Sfd_[___ D64FC65 3@?5] qCJ2?E :D :??@46?E F?E:= AC@G6? 8F:=EJ :? 2 4@FCE @7 =2H]k^Am kAmp?J@?6 H:E9 :?7@C>2E:@? C6=2E65 E@ E9:D 42D6 :D 2D<65 E@ 4@?E24E E96 wF5D@? !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E 2E gag\fag\d_a`]k^Am Bryant Sarah Johnson is the courts and breaking news reporter for the Hickory Daily Record. 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Viral video shows Greensboro police hitting man during arrest The department says the incident, captured by a bystander, happened on Nov. 3. Woman gets up to 52 years for scalding 16-month-old girl in Forsyth County Doctors testified in Superior Court that injuries to the lower half of the child’s body “were consistent with an immersion burn and that the b… Four historical murders in NC: Stories of a fugitive, traveling circus and 1879 execution Read about some of the earliest murders in one county's history. Historical murders in Catawba County: Young woman murdered at Startown church in 1908 In 1908, Willie Bollinger played her final song on the organ for the church she loved. The 19-year-old was stabbed and killed before she left … Watch Now: Related Video Feeding pets is also worrying SNAP families with benefits in doubt Watch: Starlink satellite hurtles to Earth over Florida Watch: Starlink satellite hurtles to Earth over Florida James Ellis Tate, Jr. recalls finding God while serving in Vietnam James Ellis Tate, Jr. recalls finding God while serving in Vietnam Shutdown in the US: Over 2,000 flights affected at major airports Shutdown in the US: Over 2,000 flights affected at major airports
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