Florida mother arrested at airport over neglected children

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 12:02 · Archive

A Kissimmee mother was arrested at Orlando International Airport after leaving four children home alone for five days during a Las Vegas trip.

Irene Miller, 50, from Kissimmee, was arrested at Orlando International Airport on Friday after leaving her four children home alone for five days whilst working in Las Vegas. A juvenile called 911 on Wednesday to report that her 9-year-old brother had been struck in the head by a falling dumbbell at their home on Parkway Boulevard. When Osceola County deputies arrived, they found four children aged 9, 11, 12, and 14 with no adult supervision. Fire rescue transported the injured 9-year-old to hospital, where he was treated and discharged.

When deputies reached Miller by phone, she said she was working in Las Vegas and planned to return on Friday. Investigators found she had actually left on 18 October, five days before her scheduled return. Miller told deputies that a babysitter from Tampa visited each morning to prepare the children for school and checked on them in the afternoon, but did not stay overnight. The children's father was contacted and took all four to his residence.

Detectives were waiting when Miller landed in Florida. She was arrested and charged with four counts of child neglect without great bodily harm, and booked into Orange County Jail. Body camera video released by the sheriff's office showed her being taken into custody as she disembarked at the airport.

How it is being reported

• VIDEO: Florida mom arrested at airport after leaving 4 kids home alone during Las Vegas work trip, deputies sayA Kissimmee mother is facing multiple child neglect charges after she left her four children home alone for days while traveling to Las Vegas, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said.News4Jax · 27 Oct, 11:47
• VIDEO: Mom arrested at airport after leaving 4 kids home alone during Las Vegas trip, Osceola County deputies sayA Kissimmee mother was arrested at Orlando International Airport after deputies said she left her four children home alone for five days while traveling to Las Vegas, with bodycam video capturing the moment she was taken into custody.Clickorlando · 26 Oct, 19:38

In this story: Irene Miller · Kissimmee · Orlando International Airport · Las Vegas · Osceola County Sheriff's Office

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