Mom who left toddler alone in playpen for days while she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
A Cleveland woman pleaded guilty Thursday to the aggravated murder of the toddler she left alone for more than a week while she went on vacation, prosecutors said.
A Cleveland woman pleaded guilty Thursday to the aggravated murder of the toddler she left alone for more than a week while she went on vacation, prosecutors said.
Kristel Candelario, 32, left her 16-month-old daughter, Jailyn Candelario, “alone and unattended” at her home on June 6, 2023, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley said in a Thursday release. She didn’t return home until June 16, 2023.
When she returned, Candelario found Jailyn unresponsive and called police.
Jailyn Calendario.via WKYCPolice found Jailyn in a filthy playpen, and the girl was pronounced dead, officials said. She had been “extremely dehydrated,” according to police.
Investigators determined that Candelario left her daughter alone while she vacationed in Detroit and in Puerto Rico, officials said.
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