Mother charged after toddler seen wandering in parking lot wearing only soggy diaper
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A Louisville woman is accused of leaving three children home alone and unsupervised.
Police were called to a home Bermuda Lane at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
When they arrived, they found the front door unlocked and open. Three children, ages nine, nine and two were inside unattended, according to a police report.
A witness told police they saw the two-year-old running around in the parking lot at about 2 p.m. wearing only a soggy diaper.
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One of the children told officers his mother worked from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. that day, the report states.
About 30 minutes after officers arrived, Danielle Rudolph, 29, returned to the home and said she had been gone for 10-15 minutes to get food. She later said she had left the home around 12-1 p.m., according to police.
Rudolph is charged with endangering the welfare of a minor.
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