What's Trending: Father beats 6-year-old son to death, woman drives car into sinkhole

ABILENE, Texas — A father in Alabama is facing murder charges for allegedly beating his son to death.

6-year old Jessie Taylor McCormack was rushed to a hospital in Birmingham--unconscious.

Police arrested his father—29-year-old Joshua Clark for aggravated child abuse charges.

Two days later, Jessie died, upgrading his father’s charges to capital murder.

Officials confirmed that several years ago, jessie’s 18-month-old brother was murdered by his mother Samantha McCormack and her boyfriend.

Online, one viewer commented quote “how tragic, we are failing our kids.”

Joshua Clark is currently being held without bond.

Back in the state—a woman was rescued in El Paso after her car fell into a sinkhole.

On Tuesday Imelda Favela called the city to alert them that water was flowing out into the street.

That’s when she heard a loud noise.

Favela went outside and saw that an elderly woman was struggling to get out of a sinkhole.

Her car had fallen into an 8-inch water main break.

Luckily—Favela was able to help her escape.

As soon as the car is removed, the hole will be temporarily filled until it can be repaved.

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