And They Allow Her To Breed

A 27 year old woman, with four children ages 4 months to 10 years, has been arrested in connection with the death of her youngest. It seems the mother (I use the term loosely) went out to a bowling alley with her 4 year old daughter and her husband and had 6 drinks, all containing double shots of liquor. Talk about your night on the town. Then 'dad' was responsible enough to bring 'mom' and daughter home before continuing his partying ways. Once ‘mom’ got home, she thought it would be a good idea to breast feed the baby. She fell asleep (passed out more likely) and suffocated the infant. Her blood alcohol level was estimated at 2-3 times the legal limit.

But wait, the best is yet to come. This ‘mom’ was already on probation. For what, you ask? For neglect of the same baby she killed. Under terms of the probation she was on, she was not allowed to drink alcohol nor was she allowed to have unsupervised contact with all four of her children at once. As a repeat felony offender, she faces 29 years in prison.

The previous incident of neglect involved her leaving the children home alone while she got sauced. Officers were alerted and were on the scene (thankfully) when she returned home and wanted to breastfeed the baby.

It is not mentioned in the story, but I would wager that this couple lived in a trailer. I certainly hope the good people of the state of Wisconsin don’t wait for another death before yanking the three surviving children out of that sad situation.