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Ohio mom who left 16-month-old daughter to starve to death for 10 days pictured beaming on Puerto Rico beach
2024-02-25
[NY Post] Evil narcissism
An Ohio mom posted a grinning photo of herself on a sunny beach at the same time that her little daughter lay dying in her filthy playpen back home.

Kristel Candelario, 32, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder Thursday for abandoning her 16-month-old daughter, Jailyn, when she jetted off on a 10-day vacation to Puerto Rico in June.

Three days into the trip, the seemingly carefree mom shared a photo of herself mugging for the camera on a sandy beach.

"The time that is enjoyed is the true time lived," she captioned the Facebook post.
When Candelario finally returned to her Cleveland home a few days later, she found her daughter not breathing in her playpen and called 911.

The baby had languished in a pile that "consisted of soiled blankets and a bottom liner, saturated with urine and feces," an affidavit stated.

An autopsy later revealed that Jailyn succumbed to starvation and dehydration.

Candelario pleaded guilty this week to aggravated murder and child endangerment as part of a plea deal that included dropping two additional murder charges and one count of felonious assault.

"This case is one of those truly unimaginable cases that will stick with me for many years to come," Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said Thursday.

"This conviction today, is the first step towards justice for Jailyn," he added.

Candelario now faces life in prison when she is sentenced on March 18.
Posted by:Frank G

#6  One cam see the dominant culture just slip-slidin' away.
Posted by: Canuckistan sniper   2024-02-25 23:34  

#5  The discovery of the child came the same week that Cleveland police arrested Timmeka Eggleton, a Cleveland mother who killed her 3-year-old son, Curtis. He died after he was beaten to death. Eggleton is accused of aggravated murder in his death. The case is pending in Common Pleas Court. [cleveland dot com story behind a paywall]
Posted by: DooDahMan   2024-02-25 12:13  

#4  â€˜I Wanted to Blow It’: Low-Income Mom Given $10K from D.C. Taxpayer-Funded Program Spends $6K on Vacation
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-02-25 07:25  

#3  /\ Examine the facial expressions of the older lady on the left and the policeman on the right in the NTP courtroom photo. Very telling.
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-02-25 06:44  

#2  Virginia babysitter is charged with MURDER after leaving 11-month-old baby and dog in car for SIX HOURS in 100F heat - with dead infant found in TRASH BAG

That's why I support public execution.
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-02-25 06:35  

#1  That why I don't oppose abortion.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-02-25 01:24  

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