A Margate mother went to work at a restaurant, but left her three young children alone in their home and now she is facing child neglect charges, police said.
A concerned neighbor called 911 when one of the young children was seen wandering outside the front of Mirlene Dalmacy’s second-floor apartment on Sunday, according to the arrest report.
Police found one-year-old and three-year-old girls inside the apartment, with a bowl of food on the floor, urine soaked clothing and dirty diapers scattered around the residence, the report stated.
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About 10 minutes later, a 10-year-old girl showed up saying she was out playing with friends, police said.
Dalmacy, 34, was found several hours later at her restaurant job.
During questioning through a Creole translator, police said Dalmacy admitted to intentionally leaving her kids home alone when she went to work about 10 a.m. Sunday.
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She was released from the Broward County Jail Monday on a $2,000 bond, but Broward Judge Phoebee Francois ordered Dalmacy to have no contact with her children.
