Deputies: Mom Put Dead Girl In Trash
Bellview Woman Also Accused Of Leaving Kids Home Alone
POSTED: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
 Escambia County Sheriff's Office booking photo of Christian Woods |
BELLVIEW, Fla. -- A Bellview woman has been charged in the death of her 18-month-old daughter after the girl was found dead in a trash can.The child's mother, 21-year-old Christian Woods, told Escambia County deputies on Monday that the girl had gone missing. The mother said she had gone to Mobile, Ala., for the weekend, leaving the girl, her twin sister and a 2-year-old boy home alone.Authorities said Woods left six containers of Jell-O for the children to eat. There was no water or electricity in the home.Deputies said Woods eventually acknowledged putting the girl in the trash can after finding her dead.Woods was charged with manslaughter and two counts of child abuse. She was being held without bail.The two surviving children were taken by the Florida Department of Children and Families.
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