Mother who left toddler in playpen for 10 days to vacation sentenced to life for murder

by JAMEL VALENCIA | The National DeskFILE - This booking photo provided by the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Sheriff's Department shows Kristel Candelario, of Cleveland, Ohio. The Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation was sentenced Monday, March 18, 2024, to life in prison with no chance of parole.

County Common Pleas Court Judge Brendan Sheehan told Candelario she committed "the ultimate betrayal" by leaving her daughter alone without food. Jailyn was extremely dehydrated, according to the Cleveland Division of Police. An autopsy determined the toddler died of starvation and severe dehydration.

The thought of going on vacation for 10 days and leaving your child to starve to death in her Pack-N-Play is a new low in parental care," stated Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley.Sheehan explained her sentencing.

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