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Florida mother arrested for leaving 4 kids home alone in Kissimmee
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- A Florida mother, Irene Miller, was arrested upon returning from Las Vegas after authorities discovered she left her four children home alone for several days while she traveled for work.
- Deputies responded to a call on October 21 after one child reported a dumbbell injury to her 9-year-old brother, finding all four children aged 9 to 14 unsupervised at their Kissimmee home.
- Miller claimed she arranged for a babysitter to assist the children during mornings but admitted the sitter did not stay overnight; she had left Florida on October 18 and planned to return on October 23.
- The injured child was treated and released from Celebration Hospital, and the children’s father agreed to take custody while authorities investigated.
- Miller was charged with four counts of child neglect without great bodily harm and booked into Orange County Jail, with the sheriff emphasizing a zero-tolerance policy for child neglect.
