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13-year-old’s instincts lead to charges for mom
ENGLEWOOD Nov. 8 A woman was charged with child endangering for leaving her two young children alone.
Police were called by the subject’s mother, who said her 13-year-old granddaughter called her and said her mother had left her two siblings alone.
The granddaughter said the subject asked her to watch the 3- and 7-year-old while she went to Trotwood, but that she told her mother no because she had plans with a friend.
The 13-year-old left the residence but returned because she said she had a feeling her mother would leave the girls alone.
They were playing outside, alone. The 13-year-old called their grandmother who came over and called the police.
The responding officer told the grandmother to call the subject. The subject’s speech was very slurred as she told the officer she thought her 13-year-old was still at home when she left. The subject also said she didn’t understand why it was a problem since the childrens’ grandmother had arrived.
The subject was issued a summons for child endangering and Montgomery County Children Services was contacted.
The grandmother took the children home with her.
