SUMMARY: McKenzie Merill, a teacher from Fluger ISD, faces a first-degree felony charge for allegedly breaking the fingers of a 5-year-old autistic boy. Surveillance footage showed Merill holding the child’s hand, and after the boy returned home acting strangely, a doctor confirmed fractures in his ring and little fingers. Merill claimed she used pressure as a de-escalation technique and did not recall the child’s injury, later asserting self-defense, which the boy’s parents found outrageous. Following the incident, Merill was placed on administrative leave and is no longer employed by the district, which is also reviewing disciplinary actions for another employee.

The Pflugerville ISD teacher accused of breaking a kindergartner’s fingers was arrested on Wednesday.

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SUMMARY: Austin Police responded to a 911 call about a body found along a walking trail near Lady Bird Lake on Wednesday afternoon. Preliminary investigations indicated no signs of trauma, ruling out foul play and homicide. The identity of the victim, whether male or female, has not been confirmed. The body was discovered near a construction site on Canterbury Street. Local residents expressed shock at the incident, especially considering several bodies have emerged in the area over the past two years, leading to rumors of a serial killer. Police emphasized that the body had never been in the water.

The Austin Police Department is investigating after a body was found near Lady Bird Lake.

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The sentencing has been rescheduled for a Dallas anesthesiologist who was convicted of tampering with IV bags linked to multiple cardiac emergencies and one death at a North Dallas Medical Center.

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