Mother Sentenced To House Arrest After Leaving Her 3 Young Daughters Home Alone For Days, Police Say

A Cleveland woman was sentenced to house arrest after she left her three young daughters home alone for a three-day trip to Florida earlier this year, per Inside Edition.
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A Cleveland woman was sentenced to house arrest after she left her three young daughters home alone for a three-day trip to Florida earlier this year, per Inside Edition.

Police were called after a concerned teacher requested a wellness check on the children. On February 22, officers found the apartment in

“disarray”

during their visit.

“Garbage, bins and bags were strewn all over the floor,”

court records state, per The Independent. 

The children, 7-year-old twins and a 10-year-old informed the police that they had no cellphone but were communicating with their mother using Nest cameras and a tablet through FaceTime. However, the tablet was not charged or functional when authorities arrived.

When she returned, Knowles was taken into custody. During a police interview, she initially denied leaving the state, but cellphone records obtained through a subpoena confirmed she was in Florida from February 21 to 23. She explained to the police that she was in Miami to help a friend undergoing liposuction surgery. 

Knowles faced two counts of child endangerment and chose not to go to a jury trial, ultimately being found guilty by Judge Joseph T. Burke of the Rocky River Municipal Court. Her sentence included five years of probation, an $800 fine, 360 days of house arrest, and requirements to attend a parenting class and mental health counseling.

“I don’t want to further victimize your daughters by separating you from them,”

Burke told Knowles in court, as reported by The Independent.

“It is now time for you to become the mother that your daughters deserve, need, and require.”

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