Ohio mom, 31, is charged with murder after she ‘left her 16-month-old daughter home alone for ten days to go on VACATION and found her dead in her playpen when she returned’
- Kristel Candelario, 31, was arrested and charged in the death of her baby daughter, Jailyn on June 18
- Candelario, who traveled to Detroit and Puerto Rico, admitted to investigators that she had left her baby ‘at home, all alone and unattended’
- She is being held on $1 million bond
An Ohio woman is charged with the murder of her 16-month-old daughter after she left the toddler home alone for 10 days to go on vacation and found the child had died upon her return.
Kristel Candelario, 31, was arrested and charged in the death of her baby daughter, Jailyn on June 18, while she reportedly traveled to Detroit and Puerto Rico, as per the affidavit, NBC News reported.
When Kristel returned to her Cleveland home located at West 97th Street on June 16th she saw that her daughter had been unresponsive.
Speaking through an interpreter, Candelario admitted to investigators that she had left her baby ‘at home, all alone and unattended,’ and found that her daughter had reportedly been ‘extremely dehydrated,’ as per the affidavit.
Authorities alleged that her daughter’s playpen had been filled with ‘soiled blankets and a bottom liner, saturated with urine and feces,’ according to an affidavit.
Kristel Candelario, 31, of Cleveland, Ohio has been arrested and charged in the death of her 16 month old daughter, Jailyn Calendario after leaving her child alone in her Cleveland home for ten days
Jailyn Calendario was reportedly left alone for more than a week and died as her mother traveled to Michigan and Puerto Rico, as per the affidavit
When emergency personnel arrived on the scene, they pronounced the child deceased.
It is unclear why Calendrio did not ask anyone to help her care for her child while she was traveling.
Officials said on Thursday that Candelario never made any arrangements for her baby daughter before she went away.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office said that there were ‘no signs of trauma’ but revealed that the child had been left alone for approximately 10 days and had subsequently died, per a police statement.
Neighbors were distraught upon hearing the news. Many said they had previously taken care of the toddler and wished Candelario had asked them for help, People reported.
A 13-year-old who knew the child said that she was ‘amazing and really adorable.’
‘Jailyn really didn’t deserve what happened to her,’ they said. ‘I miss her a lot.’
The Cleveland Ohio home located at West 97th Street where baby Jailyn was left unattended for ten days
Candelario pictured with an officer during arraignment
The police report that shows details on Candelario’s crime
Candelario had previously worked as a building substitute at Citizen Academy Glenville, an elementary school in Cleveland.
She had been in that role since November 2022, but was fired after her arrest. The school issued a statement announcing her termination, WEWS-TV reported.
She is currently being held at the Cuyahoga County jail on $1 million bond. It is not immediately known if she has retained an attorney or if she has entered a plea.
Her next scheduled hearing is June 28 at 8:30am.
