Florida mom left kids home alone while on trip to Vegas, deputies say
Summary
Osceola County deputies say Irene Miller left her four children, ages 9 to 14, home alone while she traveled to Las Vegas. After the 9-year-old was injured by a falling dumbbell, deputies contacted Miller, who was arrested at Orlando International Airport and charged with four counts of child neglect.Key Facts
- A child called 911 just after 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 to report that her 9-year-old brother had been injured by a dumbbell.
- Deputies arrived and found four children, ages 14, 12, 11 and 9, without an adult at home.
- First responders took the 9-year-old to Celebration Hospital; he was later released.
- Miller told deputies she was on a work trip in Las Vegas and expected to return on Oct. 23.
- Investigators said Miller left on Oct. 18 and arranged for a babysitter from Tampa to prepare the children for school and check on them afterward.
- Miller said the babysitter was not required to stay overnight.
- The children's father agreed to take them to his home.
- Miller, 50, of Kissimmee, was arrested as she got off a flight at Orlando International Airport and booked into the Orange County jail.
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