An Augusta mother has been charged with leaving her child at home alone while she went to work.
Jamira Williams, 23, of Augusta, is accused of going to work on Sunday afternoon and leaving her 7-year-old daughter at home without supervision, according to a sheriff's report. Someone alerted authorities about the girl, and a responding deputy went to the home on Abba Drive and found the child alone.
Dispatchers called the mother at work, and she said she was on her way home. While the deputy waited, he talked to a neighbor, who said the girl was left at home alone "on several occasions while the suspect goes to work," a report states.
When the mother got home, the deputy went to his patrol car. When he returned to the apartment, he heard the mother yelling at the 7 year old and "threatening her with a beating," a report states.
The officer called the Department of Children Services, and a social worker said the child could not remain in the home. The woman's neighbor agreed to take temporary custody of the girl, and Ms. Williams was arrested and taken to jail on a charge of contributing to the deprivation of a minor.
They just hand over kids to neighbors now? I thought you had to be immediate family or at least family. Guess not, I know that by having the neighbor take the child, the mother will probably have some kind of animosity toward the neighbor and also by the statements the neighbor made. We will probably hear something else about this in the future. But don't get it twisted I don't agree with leaving your 7 year old at home alone.
ReplyDeletePeople try and work and americans still find fault in what they do. She had to go to work i think a seven year old can stay in the house alone. My mother left me and my sisters in the house alone. no we not from the projects or get goverment help. that why my mother had to go to work. My little sister still stays in the house alone. I dont see no wrong she had to go to work.
ReplyDeleteThis mother is trying, doing the math, she was 16 when she had a baby, she is obviously trying. Don't know her, but admire her. Lot of latch-key kids in this world. Not everyone has a support system to cover evey need. At least it wasn't a case of leaving her home while she was out clubbing. Just saying
ReplyDeleteto the second above me comment... sure a 7 yr old can stay home alone, any child can. but when something happened in the home causing possible harm to the child and the child lacks the capability to make safe and mature decision to possible save his/her life or home..... then what? also, not to be rude but when posting comments using the improper english you did, you are only showing how truly ignorant you are.
ReplyDeleteIm a single parent, work two jobs, and have three kids-8,9 an 10.They stay home alone while I go to work.Somebody has to pay the bills! If this lady chose to stay home and NOT go to work- somebody would have something to say about THAT too!! All I'm sayin' is why punish a mother for TRYING-Atleast she wasn't at the club or somewhere doing drugs!! Get a grip America-We need each other!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhere is the "Baby Daddy". These young girls have babies by someone who probably already has several and does not support any of them. I don't think a 7 year old is mature enough to stay home alone, and yes, some kids are smart, but that's just to young.
ReplyDelete7 is too young to stay home alone. im pretty sure the person next door who called the police would have kept the child while the mother went to work...and if the neighbor knew the child was home and the mother was working.why call the police on this lady. she trying to make a living for her and her child..if i seen my neighbor going to work and they 7year old was in the house i will not call no police...i would check up on the child or try talking to her mother about keeping the child until she get off. This lady needs a second chance.
ReplyDeleteI don't think its o.k. to leave a 7 yr. old child at home alone for an entire 8hrs but I do believe that at this age she should be mature enough to stay home alone for a little while. The neighbor should not have called the police though. If they knew this was going on they should have offered to babysit since they ended up taking the child anyway!
ReplyDeleteat least she was working and not feeding on the government teet. But I guess DFCS couldnt allow that to happen.
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