March 7, 2024
Mother accused of leaving children home alone for three days
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Corporate Area woman charged with child neglect, after allegedly leaving her underage children at home alone for three days, had her bail extended when she appeared at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday.
The woman reportedly left home on October 19, 2023 and returned to the house two days later on October 21.
According to court documents, she left the children (ages 13, one and three) at home with her mother whom the prosecution indicated is wheelchair bound.
She is to return to court on April 5 to answer to charges. It is expected that at that time an official police report regarding the matter would be available.