Cleveland, OH (6/21/2023) – According to court records from the Cleveland Municipal Court, a mother was charged with the death of her infant daughter.
Kristel A. Candelario, 31, has been charged with the death of her 16-month-old daughter she allegedly left alone for eight days while she vacationed in Puerto Rico and Detroit.
On June 16, 2023, police responded to the 3100 block of West 97th Street. Candelario told police she found her child unresponsive. She told police that she had left the 16-month-old at home alone while she went on vacation from June 8 to 16, court records state.
Police said the child’s Pack ‘n Play “consisted of soiled blankets and a bottom liner saturated with urine and feces,” according to court records.
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