The mother of a 16-month-old baby who died after being left alone for eight days in a Cleveland, Ohio, home while on vacation on the island. sentenced to life imprisonmentAuthorities announced this on Monday.

Christel Candelario, 31 years old, He pleaded guilty in February last year. charges related to the death of his 16-month-old daughter Jaylene last year.

The woman admitted that She left her daughter alone and unattended in the house from June 8 to June 16. 2023, a period during which he was allegedly on vacation in Puerto Rico and Detroit, Michigan. According to court documents, Candelario told Cuyahoga County police that he left the girl alone while he went on a trip.

The police found the girl “wrapped in dirty blankets” with feces and urine.

Jaylin died from hunger and severe dehydration due to negligence, Cuyahoga County Coroner Elizabeth Mooney said at Monday’s sentencing hearing, according to information cited by NBC.

The girl weighed 13 pounds (5.8 kg), representing a weight loss of 7 pounds (3.1 kg) since his last doctor’s visit less than two months before his death, the coroner added.

Michael S. O’Malley, a Cuyahoga prosecutor, said Jaylene was “a beautiful girl who was taken from this world.” because of his mother’s unimaginable selfishness.”

For his part, Candelario told the court “Every day I ask for forgiveness from God and my daughter Jaylene.”The TV channel reports this.

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The woman was sentenced to life imprisonment without the right to parole.

(EFE)