An Indiana girl was arrested this week after she allegedly left her two very younger kids — one in all them 9 days previous — residence alone whereas she went out ingesting at a bar.

Early Wednesday morning, Muncie cops responded to a single automobile crash through which a car hit a pole, WXIN reported. They discovered a lady, later recognized as 32-year-old Sandra Marie Henriquez, with slurred speech. The officers seen a automobile seat within the again seat of the car and requested if she had any kids, however she didn’t reply.

Henriquez was taken to a hospital after which taken to jail. At about 7:30 a.m., they requested once more if she had kids, and she or he replied “no dependents,” however about half-hour later she informed jail employees that she did have kids however refused to present them her residence deal with or a telephone quantity for somebody who may verify on them.

In the meantime, simply earlier than 2:30 that afternoon, police responded to a 911 name from an individual who stated they might hear infants crying inside a house. Throughout that decision, dispatchers discovered that the mom was Henriquez, and she or he was within the Delaware County Jail.

Courtroom paperwork say officers needed to drive their approach into the house and located the 2 kids — one a yr previous and the opposite 9 days previous — and rushed them to a hospital for an analysis. The infants have been reportedly coated in feces, and the new child reportedly had blue palms, toes and mouth from malnutrition. That child reportedly weighed lower than their delivery weight.

The older youngster was reportedly in good well being however had an “extraordinarily full” diaper.

Each kids have been taken to IU Well being Ball Memorial Hospital, the place the new child was admitted “with a feeding tube,” the Muncie Star Press reported.

Officers discovered a number of open cans of alcohol inside the house and a small canine in a cage with no meals or water, WXIN stated.

Shortly afterward, investigators once more spoke with Henriquez, and she or he informed them that she’d gone to a bar at about 12:30 a.m., leaving the youngsters alone. She stated she drank a six-pack of beer earlier than she left.

Henriquez has been charged with neglect of a dependent inflicting severe bodily damage, neglect of a dependent-abandonment, two counts of negelct of a dependent, and obstruction of justce.

Henriquez was being held on a $42,500 bond, the Star Press stated. Courtroom paperwork didn’t say the place the youngsters have been.

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[Featured image: Sandra Henriquez/Delaware County Jail]