A lady in Ohio has pleaded responsible to aggravated homicide and youngster endangerment after she left her 16-month-old daughter in her dwelling alone for over every week, which resulted within the kid’s loss of life.
The 32-year-old ladies, recognized as Kristel Candelario, is now dealing with a possible life sentence beneath homicide and youngster endangerment expenses in a county court docket, the USA Right this moment reported.
After pleading responsible, two homicide counts and a felonious assault cost had been dismissed by Cuyahoga County prosecutors.
The incident got here to mild after Cleveland Police responded to a name on June 16 discovering the kid, Jailyn, unresponsive within the household’s dwelling.
Regardless of the efforts of emergency responders, the kid was pronounced lifeless on the scene. An investigation revealed that Candelario had left her daughter alone to journey to Detroit and Puerto Rico.
The circumstances by which Jailyn was discovered had been distressing, along with her Pack-N-Play pen containing urine- and feces-soiled blankets. Police stated that whereas there have been no indicators of bodily trauma, the toddler had been left unattended for about 10 days.
The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Workplace disclosed that Jailyn was found in an “extraordinarily dehydrated” state. The next post-mortem performed by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Workplace confirmed that the reason for loss of life was hunger and extreme dehydration.
“This case is a type of actually unimaginable circumstances that may persist with me for a few years to come back,” USA Right this moment quoted prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley as saying.
“As prosecutors, it’s our job to characterize the victims and as we speak we spoke on behalf of 16-month-old Jailyn — who’s not with us — as a result of egocentric choices her mom made. This conviction as we speak, is step one in the direction of justice for Jailyn,” O’Malley added.
The matter is scheduled for listening to on March 18 on the Cuyahoga County Justice Heart.
