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2 year old left for whole weekend!

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redrobin · 05/06/2008 17:07

just heard on the radio that some feckless mothr left her 2 year old alone for the whole weekend while she went to stay with her boyfriend! appara police found the toddler in a dirty vest and nappy crying for help. being charged with neglect, cruelty etc. God help us. She should be neutered!!

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sparklesandnowinefor5months · 05/06/2008 22:01

to leave a child anywhere is inexcusable on all cases but to leave him in the kitchen too cooker....knives....electric apliances...plug sockets....water....cleaning products...

margoandjerry · 05/06/2008 22:03

I don't think anyone would DREAM of saying it was because she was a young mother.

It was because she was absolutely deranged. Can't imagine how anyone of any age would get to this point. Very shocking and upsetting.

solo · 05/06/2008 22:10

My Dp has always said; ' You don't get the cow without the calf'.
What decent, right thinking mother would even consider leaving her child like that? I have a sensible 9.10 yo and I wouldn't even leave him alone for 10 minutes, let alone a weekend and I know he'd be fine(but lonely and sad...), I just wouldn't do it

limecrush · 05/06/2008 22:15

the whole story made me feel so awful

I really hope he is happy now and loved.

It's haunting to think of the appalling abuse children are suffering right now- this was one that got found out ...

DirtySexyMummy · 05/06/2008 22:19

Sick horrible woman.

She actually should be hung. Disgusting.

Oh god I am so angry. Its vile. If she is in prison I hope she gets beaten like she deserves. I really mean that as well.

theAfkaUrbanDryad · 05/06/2008 22:26

I heard about this on the radio while i was driving and had to pull over cause i was crying!

just seen about it on the BBC news though, and she looks pg again! very much doubt she is though, and any child she has would be removed at birth (i bloody hope!)

Divastrop · 05/06/2008 22:39

solo-exactly.my ds1 is 10 and although he would be able to pretty much take care of himself i wouldnt consider leaving him alone as he is just a child.

2 and a half is little more than a baby

QuintessentialShadows · 05/06/2008 22:43

poor poor little child.

How must he have felt?

She should be left alone without food to starve to death in silence.

FioFio · 05/06/2008 23:19

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cupsoftea · 06/06/2008 07:27

It's nothing to do with age - it's to do with parenting and how you are as a person. I hope her child is found a better home and recovers from the experience.

TheRealMrsOsborne · 06/06/2008 07:33

My little boy is 2.5yrs old and when i think about him being left alone for a weekend

Why is life so unfair?, my poor SIL going through IVF and losing two sets of twins and this woman has everything my SIL has ever dreamed of....makes me so

fryalot · 06/06/2008 07:39

This was on our local news last night.

Apparently, her defence was that her friend was supposed to be looking after him, however, her friend denied ever being asked to mind him. Also, they said that there was evidence of at least a years neglect. They said that it appeared that the things she was charged with this time were obviously the normal course of events in the household.

The police were called when the flat below was flooded from water from the tap that he had managed to turn on to get himself a drink, but couldn't turn off again.

They also said that the judge has bailed her for (I think) three weeks for sentencing, but she is to expect a custodial sentence.

Hope she gets everything she deserves while she's inside.

Elffriend · 06/06/2008 09:26

This really upset me when I head it on the radio last night -can't bear to think about it. Words fail me. Cuddled DS very tightly when I got home.

sparklesandnowinefor5months · 06/06/2008 11:49

((FioFio - sorry i meant to put 'i was a young mum too...' i had read what you put and was agreeing with you ))

Enid · 06/06/2008 11:58

its a horrible case

but this thread and some of the language on it is really horrid too

lucyellensmum · 06/06/2008 12:32

Horrible bitch - no excuses, that little boy could have died!

Pinkjenny · 06/06/2008 12:36

Its absolutely horrible, it makes me go cold. When I think of the look on dd's face when I go to her after she has been crying for me. Imagine no one coming. Poor little things. And yes, some of the language is extreme, but that's because cases like this evoke so much emotion, particularly in loving mothers, who would never harm a hair on their child's head.

WinkyWinkola · 06/06/2008 12:38

I guess the wilful neglect of a child does bring out some anger in people, Enid. I think the language is pretty mild considering what that woman did.

The child could very easily have died. As it was, he must have been absolutely petrified for hours, alone all that time.

Enid · 06/06/2008 12:42

I know it was absolutely horrid, I have a child the same age and it makes me very upset to think about.

I know I should be thinking in the terms that you have all used. But I just can't for some reason.

ShowOfHands · 06/06/2008 12:47

Yes Enid, I agree. Indescribably cruel case but this thread is awful.

Enid · 06/06/2008 13:04

lol [through gritted teeth] @ 'because cases like this evoke so much emotion, particularly in loving mothers'

ah that'll be why I am not joining in the general baying for her death

Porpoise · 06/06/2008 13:05

Agree with Enid. Horrid thread.

Pinkjenny · 06/06/2008 13:07

That's not strictly what I meant Enid. I never said for one second I was 'baying for her death' as you so politely put it. I also never said I agreed with some of the posts. I was merely stating that cases like this evoke emotional responses, particularly in people with children that can put their own kids in that scenario.

edam · 06/06/2008 13:10

It's an appalling case and I hope the poor little boy is being looked after by people who care about him now. And that his mother has the book thrown at her. But I'm not baying for blood - how would that help the poor kid?

iliketosleep · 06/06/2008 13:18

I was 18 and had 2 dds asleep in bed, i wouldnt go to the shop which was about 10 doors away from my house to get some milk when i had none. How someone can do that i just do not know

wish i hadnt have clicked on this now, cant get the image out of my head

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