US EditionOhio mom who left toddler alone when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
- Kristel Candelario left her daughter unattended at home, resulting in the child's death due to starvation and severe dehydration.
- Candelario faced charges of child endangerment and pleaded guilty to avoid two murder counts and a felonious assault charge.
- The mother now faces a life sentence, to be determined on March 18, following the tragic incident.
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Woman pleads guilty to neglect in homicide of 1-year-old
*****WARNING: This story contains graphic content***** FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One of two women charged in the killing of a 1-year-old child who suffered traumatic head injuries last year pleaded guilty to her role in the death Thursday. Sharon Marie Meyers, 24, is now facing 1 1/2 years to 8 1/2 years in prison at her April sentencing hearing if an Allen Superior Court judge accepts a plea agreement she made with Allen County prosecutors. …
Kristel Candelario left her 16-month-old daughter alone in a Cleveland house to go on vacation to Detroit and later to Puerto Rico.
Ohio Mom Who Left Toddler Alone When She Went on Vacation Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Murder
An Ohio mother who left her 16-month-old daughter home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation pleaded guilty on Thursday to aggravated murder. Kristel Candelario, 32, also pleaded guilty to child endangerment as part of a plea deal with Cuyahoga County prosecutors, who agreed to dismiss two murder counts and a felonious assault charge. Candelario now faces a life term when she’s sentenced March 18. Authorities have…
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