Florida mother left toddler, toddler and a couple of different children dwelling alone whereas she went on 3-day cruise, officers say

A Florida girl was arrested and accused of leaving her four minor children, including an infant, alone while she went on a weekend cruise, based on police.

The suspect, 29-year-old Nathalie Belizaire, of North Miami Beach, is accused of 4 counts of kid neglect with out nice bodily hurt.

Belizaire’s lawyer denied the allegations.

According to North Miami Beach police, the daddy of one among Belizaire’s kids, who’s 2 months previous, had seen on a put up on her WhatsApp story on Thursday “depicting what seemed to be a cruise ticket buy.”

That day, he spoke to Belizaire, who informed him she can be dropping the kids off with their great-grandmother, police mentioned.

But when he went to her house Saturday night time, he noticed the TV on by means of the blinds and heard the kids speaking inside, which led him to name 911, an arrest report states.

Both police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and compelled entry into the residence.

There, “all 4 minor kids had been found inside … with out grownup supervision and had been hiding collectively within the rest room,” police mentioned.

Body digicam video confirmed officers gathering the kids and main them exterior.

When authorities spoke to the youngsters’ great-grandmother, she mentioned Belizaire had informed her that “she can be dropping the kids off as a result of she was going out of city,” however by no means introduced them over.

Belizaire’s brother additionally informed police that round 8 p.m. Saturday, his sister texted him, “instructing him to examine on her kids.”

Police mentioned their a number of makes an attempt to contact Belizaire had been unsuccessful.

An investigation revealed that Belizaire had bought a three-day ticket to the Bahamas aboard the Carnival Conquest with a sail date of Sept. 25.

Belizaire “left all 4 minor kids, together with a two-month-old toddler and a two-year-old youngster, contained in the residence with out grownup supervision whereas the defendant traveled out of city aboard a Carnival Conquest cruise ship,” the arrest report states.

On Monday, authorities had been ready as Belizaire disembarked at PortMiami, the place she was taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and later launched to North Miami Beach police.

Authorities mentioned she declined to supply a press release and invoked her proper to stay silent.

“Based on the totality of the circumstances and proof obtained throughout the investigation, adequate possible trigger existed to determine that the defendant failed to supply the mandatory care and supervision for the 4 minor kids, thereby exposing them to a considerable threat of hurt,” the arrest report reads.

Belizaire appeared Tuesday in bond courtroom, the place her bond was set at $10,000 and she or he was requested to steer clear of the kids.

“You can not make this up. It says she went on a cruise and left her kids dwelling alone,” Judge Mindy Glazer mentioned throughout the listening to. “These poor children, 4 of them, had been dwelling alone for 3 days. … I’m simply grateful nothing worse occurred to those children.”

Belizaire’s lawyer mentioned she denies the allegations.

“Of course she does,” Glazer replied. “One child, the newborn was born in July of this 12 months. Who leaves a child alone like that?”

Authorities mentioned the kids are protected and in foster care.