{
  "id": 6281494,
  "title": "Mom's conviction on child abuse for letting 5-year-old walk by himself sparks national debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/moms-conviction-on-child-abuse-for-letting-5-year-old-walk-by-himself",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T13:25:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/moms-conviction-on-child-abuse-for-letting-5-year-old-walk-by-himself-sparks-national-debate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Virginia mother who was convicted of child abuse for letting her 5-year-old son walk alone to a neighborhood pond is speaking out and sparking a national debate over parenting and a child's independence. Mark Strassmann reports.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}