Four children allegedly left alone for nearly a week while their photographer mother traveled to Las Vegas had only ramen, cereal, bagels and Oreos available at their Kissimmee home, according to newly filed court records.
Irene Miller, 50, faces four counts of child endangerment, charges that carry a combined maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Osceola County authorities say Miller left her children, ages 9, 11, 12 and 14, alone at their condo while she went to Las Vegas on a five-day work trip last month.
Police were called to the residence on the night of Oct. 21 after the youngest child was reportedly struck in the head by a dumbbell. The children told officers they had survived for the previous four days on instant ramen, bagels and cereal, according to the arrest affidavit.
Investigators said the children had eaten bagels, cereal and “a large number of Oreos” that day.
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