Florida mother arrested after leaving four children home alone

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 17:20 · Archive

A Florida mother was arrested after leaving her four children unsupervised while travelling to Las Vegas for work.

A Florida mother was arrested at the airport after leaving her four children, aged 9 to 14, unsupervised at their Kissimmee home while she travelled to Las Vegas for work. Body camera footage shows deputies arresting Irene Miller as she exited her plane on 22 October, two days after one of her children called 911 to report that a dumbbell had fallen on her nine-year-old brother's head. Deputies responded to the home shortly after 8:30 p.m. on 21 October and found all four children with no adults present. Fire rescue crews took the injured boy to Celebration Hospital, where he was treated and discharged.

Miller had left Florida on 18 October, planning to return on 23 October. She told deputies she had arranged for a babysitter to travel from Tampa in the mornings to help the children get ready for school and check on them afterwards, but the sitter was not required to stay overnight. A deputy reached Miller by phone and learned she was working in Las Vegas. Authorities contacted the children's father, who agreed to take all four children to his home.

According to court documents, Miller filed for divorce from the children's father, Mark Miller, 53, on 17 September. Less than a month earlier, Mark Miller was charged with criminal battery and given a restraining order after he allegedly struck Irene Miller's phone out of her hand outside the children's school. The restraining order prohibited him from coming within 500 feet of Irene Miller and stated that a court hearing was necessary to determine whether he would be allowed contact with the four children.

How it is being reported

• Florida mom arrested at airport after leaving 4 kids home alone while on Vegas business tripA Florida mother was arrested at the Orlando International Airport after leaving her four children home unsupervised while on a business trip in Las Vegas. She did have a babysitter check on them before and after school, authorities said.CBS News · 27 Oct, 17:33
• Disturbing family details emerge for Florida mom who was arrested for leaving 4 kids home alone during Vegas work tripFlorida mom Irene Miller was arrested for leaving her four kids home alone for a Las Vegas trip after her 9-year-old son was injured.New York Post · 27 Oct, 17:02
• Florida mom arrested after Vegas trip left 4 kids without overnight supervision: deputiesBody camera video shows deputies arresting Irene Miller at the airport after her four children were found home alone while she was in Las Vegas.Fox News · 27 Oct, 04:03

In this story: Irene Miller · Mark Miller · Kissimmee · Las Vegas · Osceola County Sheriff's Office · Celebration Hospital

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