Mother gets life sentence after leaving infant alone for 10-day vacation

CLEVELAND, OH – A mother from Ohio has been condemned to life imprisonment without any chance of parole, following her admission of guilt in the murder of her 16-month-old daughter. Kristel Candelario, 32, confessed to abandoning her daughter, Jailyn Candelario, alone in a playpen for a ten-day period while she was vacationing in Detroit and Puerto Rico. During her sentencing hearing, Candelario stated that she believed she had been forgiven by “God and my daughter.” …

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Mom pleads guilty to murder after leaving her toddler at home during her 10-day vacation

CLEVELAND, OH – A 32-year-old woman from Ohio, Kristel Candelario, admitted to the charges of aggravated murder on Thursday in a case involving the death of her toddler. The child was left alone without supervision for a span of ten days as the mother went on a vacation last summer. Online court records from Cuyahoga County indicate that Candelario entered guilty pleas for a count of aggravated murder and a count of endangering children. However, …

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