Mom Left Son Home Alone For 2 Days - He Just Had Brain Surgery

[matcom]

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A Kennesaw woman has been charged with leaving her 12-year-old son by himself at home for two days after he had surgery for a brain tumor while she attended military training in Tennessee.

Darniece Howard, 29, was arrested when she returned home Thursday and charged with felony cruelty to children in the second degree and a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the deprivation of a minor, Kennesaw Officer Scott Luther said.

Howard told officers she had to attend the training session in Knoxville.

State child welfare workers contacted authorities Wednesday about a boy staying at the Trees of Kennesaw Apartments, Luther said.

Luther said the boy had undergone an operation for a brain tumor that apparently was causing him to have seizures.

The boy was shaken when officers arrived but was OK. He was placed in state custody.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/01/12/0112metalone.html

[ronnykmarshall]

1. Did they remove HER brain?

What a maroon!

[Fleshdancer]

2. I hate people

First I read about a mom who told the police to arrest her 7 yr old son for fighting with another kid on the school bus and now this. Wow. Just...damn.