that 2 yr old girl that was left alone in her apartment for 19 days?? She was so hungry that she crawled to the pantree and ate raw pasta. She lived though :)

(i dont think that its a big national story right now. But I know it is something that got talked about on CNN and stuff.... so someone might know what im talking about)

Well it was in Jacksonville, where I live... and they're gonna be on Dr. Phil today (whenever that's on)... and I just found out that that girl was left in the apartment complex just 5-7 minutes away from me....

I just thought that was interesting. lol. Have you guys heard about this?? Cuz its all over the local news here, and they've been invited to some national shows....

I haven't heard about it, but it makes me sick. The thought of that poor baby eating raw pasta makes me want to take a fistful of raw spaghetti and slam it into the eyes of whomever was responsible for her care. :mad:

Originally posted by Janice
I haven't heard about it, but it makes me sick. The thought of that poor baby eating raw pasta makes me want to take a fistful of raw spaghetti and slam it into the eyes of whomever was responsible for her care. :mad:

yeah me too. The Mom went to jail and the Dad wasnt allowed to see the kid, so the kid was left alone. :( gosh..

Originally posted by SomersCompany3
yeah me too. The Mom went to jail and the Dad wasnt allowed to see the kid, so the kid was left alone. :( gosh..
It sounds like there's enough blame to go around. The parents are dirtbags. That goes without saying.
However, the state should have made sure her child was being taken care of during her incarceration. The poor baby slipped through the cracks.

I read about that, they need to lock the mother up and throw away the key.:mad:

Yes, I heard about that. Its so sad, and the person responsible for that, should be put in prison for the rest of their life.:mad:

Yeah, I heard this. At least she's alive!!

Originally posted by bandito
I read about that, they need to lock the mother up and throw away the key.:mad:

They did lock up the mother....before they even found the girl!!

Smart girl. if those damn people cant take care of their baby then maybe they shouldnt be parents.

No, i hadn't heard about that. It really pisses me off tho. I think someone should beat the crap out of that childs mother! :mad:

Shows that parents don't watch their kids anymore...:(

It amazes me that so many kind, loving and caring people cannot have kids, yet complete idiots can...

As long as that little girl is ok, that's what's important.

I did. The toddler also lived off ketchup packets and when authorities found her, she was in the tub (no water in it, I am assuming) watching cartoons...What a smart little tot! I'm glad the kid's OK now but the parents should be locked up. :mad:

I hadn't heard about that. :( Poor thing. Thank God she's okay.

Yeah I heard. People really suck, I don't understand why they do these things. Thank God that little girl is okay. :(

I heard the mother was on drug?? Whoever they are........:cuss:

I heard the mother was on drug?? Whoever they are........:cuss:

Here is a Yahoo AP article

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20031002/lo_wjxt/1813836

Originally posted by Janice
It sounds like there's enough blame to go around. The parents are dirtbags. That goes without saying.
However, the state should have made sure her child was being taken care of during her incarceration. The poor baby slipped through the cracks. The state was not aware of the child. When the mother was put in jail she never mentioned to authorities that she had a child at home. So no one knew. It really is sad... Seems like the roels were reveresed. The mother acted more like a child, and the child more like an adult.

Fire Kills Five Mississippi Kids Left Home Alone

By TIMOTHY R. BROWN, AP

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (Oct. 6) - A fire roared through a single-story house early Monday, killing five of six young children who were left home alone while their mothers were out at a nightclub, authorities said. The two mothers were charged with manslaughter.

The children ranged in age from 1 1/2 to 10, County Coroner Ricky Shivers said. A 9-year-old boy was rescued after trying to punch out a window to escape the flames.

The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.

Police Chief Mike Wallace said Clara Bell and Eugenia Bell were each charged with five counts of negligent manslaughter and one count of felony child neglect.

Wallace said that while the investigation continued, ''all indications are that the two were at a local nightclub.'' The women were jailed on $250,000 bail each.

The fire broke out shortly after midnight, gutting the wood-frame house and shooting flames and thick, black smoke into the sky.

Neighbors discovered the burning home and saw the 9-year-old boy trying to escape. A woman smashed the window with a chair, according to witness Christopher Burnett.

''The kid was just there, right there at the window, so we just pulled him out,'' said the woman, Cynthia Brown, 26. She said another man, 19-year-old Antowain Johnson, ''tried to go back in and get the rest of them but the smoke wouldn't let him.''

Officials said the boy, Alfred Bell, was taken to a Jackson hospital but was not believed to be seriously injured.

Shivers initially released the names of the dead at the scene and later revised the spellings after checking records. He identified them as Devunte Bell, 10; Takiesha Bell, 3; William Bell, 1 1/2; Kayla Williams, 7; and Tytianna Bell, 4.

Katie Bell, the children's grandmother, said Eugenia Bell had come to her home and told her, ''My baby is dead'' and confirmed that neither she nor her sister had been home when the fire started. No other adults were in the home when the fire broke out, officials said.

Dorothy Bell, another relative, said Clara Bell was the mother of five of the children, including the survivor, and Eugenia Bell was the mother of the fifth victim.

Alfred Williams Sr., father of the child who survived, said Clara Bell told him that she was going to the nightclub and the children would have a baby sitter. ''I don't think she's (Clara Bell) ever going to get out of this,'' he said.

The Mississippi Department of Human Services said it had conducted an investigation into the welfare of one of the victims prior to the fire.

The women could face a maximum 20-year sentence on each manslaughter charge and one year in prison on the neglect charge if they are convicted.

Dorothy Bell said both women and their children had recently moved into the house, which belonged to the mothers' grandfather. Dorothy Bell said she had not talked with the women since the fire, and ''I don't want to talk to them. I've heard they weren't there. Those were innocent kids and now they are gone. Our family is really tore up.''

Brown said the children often came over to her house to play. She said at times the children were left unsupervised on weekends.

''I think that was real wrong,'' she said.

Yazoo City, a town of about 14,500, is 40 miles north of Jackson.

The fire happened days before a woman from nearby Tchula is to stand trial for manslaughter in the deaths of six children a year ago. Authorities said those children were left alone while their mother went to a nightclub.

Originally posted by ~Tropical Punch 19~
The state was not aware of the child. When the mother was put in jail she never mentioned to authorities that she had a child at home. So no one knew.
Still, it seems to me that there should be some sort of checkpoint in place to determine if someone going to jail or prison has children.
It shouldn't be left up to the person to mention it. It had to be somewhere on record that this woman had a child.

That is so sad and disturbing. Anyone that does that to a child should be shot.

I heard about it. The story that I heard was that the mother was put in jail and neglected to tell anybody that she had a small child at home!:eek:

Originally posted by TJL
It amazes me that so many kind, loving and caring people cannot have kids, yet complete idiots can... i fail to see the logic in allowing people like this to have kids - i think you should have to get a license to have kids, at least something that certifies that you have enough basic common sense to be responsible for them....

I heard about that. :( I hope the mother gets a harsh sentence. :mad:

Originally posted by robyrob
i fail to see the logic in allowing people like this to have kids - i think you should have to get a license to have kids, at least something that certifies that you have enough basic common sense to be responsible for them.... good idea.

i passed by that apartment complex today... and they still have those yellow caution signs surrounding the apartment.

Now the Dad is taking care of her :)

I heard about that. It was so amazing that she was able to fend for herself. I hope the judge throws the book at her mom.:mad:

Originally posted by sara
I heard about that. It was so amazing that she was able to fend for herself. I hope the judge throws the book at her mom.:mad: me too..

its a miracle that she survived. (the baby)