Indiana Kids Died After 10 Hours in Closet

A woman has recently been arrested for locking her five children in a closet for a minimum of 10 hours. The police who did the investigation said that the time period may have been longer and she more than likely did this on more than one occasion. The woman's children consisted of a seven-year old and five-year old girls, as well as a five, three, and one year old sons; This is a total of six children.

According to police reports the woman, who is an immigrant from Somalia, locked the children in a closet that was six feet wide and 18 inches deep and pushed a large bed in front of it so they could not get out. Apparently the accused woman only went over to a neighbors apartment in the same complex and when she returned she found two of her children, the 5 year old girl and 3 year old boy "stiff and unresponsive". According to the mother she took them out of the closet but did not call 9-1-1. She said that she was not in her right mind when she locked her children in the closet. The children were found when a neighbor grew suspicious because the mother would not let anyone in her house and called an uncle of the children. He would not let her in at first but he saw the bodies on the couch and called the police. Police say that the two children were"in full rigor mortis" when they arrived with no pulse. The father of the children had went to Somalia to see his parents and is currently back on the way to the U.S.

As we continue to see growing stories of child abuse, I can't help but feel sorry for the children who are in this predicament unwillingly. Although they are now in protective services the siblings will more than likely get split up during adoption processes. It makes you wonder what kind of "monster" could treat children like this. And for this woman to have a total of six children you would think that she would care for them in some way being that they are her own flesh and blood. Why keep reproducing if you are going to treat your children like this? The youngest of the children was a one year old, and to leave a one year old locked in a closet with children who don't even know how to take care of themselves, much less a one year old, it an outrageous act. I personally hope that this woman gets locked underneath the jail and that the father of the children had no speculation of the way his children were being treated by the mother of his children so that they may be able to live a better more productive life than they did with their mother.

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