Ohio mom Kristel Candelario jailed for leaving toddler to starve
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An Ohio mother who left her toddler to starve to death while she vacationed in Puerto Rico has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Kristel Candelario, a 32-year-old former elementary school worker, had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment as part of a plea deal with Cuyahoga County prosecutors, who dismissed two murder counts and a felonious assault charge.
The charges came after Candelario shared pictures of herself posing on a Caribbean beach as she enjoyed a vacation, while her 16-month-old baby was left completely alone at her home in Cleveland.
When she returned from her 10 days of travelling in June 2023, Candelario found her toddler in her playpen and not breathing.
She called 911 and emergency responders found the child laying in a pile of her own filth and was 'extremely dehydrated'. The toddler was pronounced dead shortly after they arrived.
Kristel Candelario, 32, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after leaving her toddler home alone to die while she vacationed in Puerto Rico for 10 days
Kristel Candelario, 32, beamed as she posed on a Puerto Rican beach in an image posted three days into her daughter's ten-day abandonment which she captioned: 'The time that is enjoyed is the true time lived'
She had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment as part of a plea deal with Cuyahoga County prosecutors, who dismissed two murder counts and a felonious assault charge
'Just as you didn't let Jailyn out of her confinement, so too you should spend the rest of your life in a cell without freedom,' Judge Sheehan said.
'The only difference will be, the prison will at least feed you and give you liquid that you denied her.'
Candelario, who has struggled with depression and related mental health issues, said she has prayed daily for forgiveness.
'There's so much pain that I have in regards to the loss of my baby, Jailyn,' she said. 'I'm extremely hurt about everything that happened. I am not trying to justify my actions, but nobody knew how much I was suffering and what I was going through … God and my daughter have forgiven me.'
A post-mortem examination by the Cuyahoga County medical examiner's office determined that the toddler died of starvation and severe dehydration.
County Common Pleas Court Judge Brendan Sheehan told Candelario she committed 'the ultimate betrayal' by leaving her daughter alone without food.
In one image shared three days into her daughter's 10-day fatal abandonment, she is seen smiling on a white sandy beach in sunglasses and a white shirt, which she captioned: 'The time that is enjoyed is the true time lived.'
In another picture taken from her cold-blooded holiday, Candelario donned jean shorts and a 'Mandalorian' Star Wars t-shirt as she appeared to visit a Star Wars theme park.
She beamed from ear to ear in the image, despite the horror she later admitted to leaving behind in her home in Cleveland, Ohio.
Prosecutors said she abandoned Jailyn in her Pack-N-Play pen in June 2023, whisking away for trip to Detroit and Puerto Rico.
In another picture taken from her cold-blooded holiday, Candelario donned jean shorts and a 'Mandalorian' Star Wars t-shirt as she appeared to visit a Star Wars theme park
At the same time as her tropical vacation, her 16-month-old baby Jailyn lay dead in a pile of her own filth, and medical examiners determined that the toddler had died of starvation and severe dehydration
She made the trips with her older daughter, and it is unclear why Candelario did not ask anyone to help her care for her child while she was traveling.
After 10 days of sunning herself on the beach and enjoying the local attractions, she returned to her home on June 16 to find her daughter not breathing.
Paramedics and Cleveland police tragically pronounced the one-year-old dead at the scene, and prosecutors said the child was discovered 'on a liner soiled with urine and feces with soiled blankets.'
After the shocking autopsy ruling over her daughter's condition, Candelario was indicted on charges of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, felonious assaults and endangering children.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley, announcing the plea in February, said: 'This case is one of those truly unimaginable cases that will stick with me for many years to come.
'As prosecutors, it is our job to represent the victims and today we spoke on behalf of 16-month-old Jailyn - who is no longer with us - due to the selfish decisions her mother made.
Candelario's attorneys, Derek Smith and Patrick Milligan, declined to go into details about the plea deal, according to Cleveland.com.
'This was a real emotional day for our client. She has taken responsibility for Motorcycle reviews what she did, and she is remorseful,' Milligan said.
'There will be mitigating issues that come up at sentencing that we will address. Hopefully, people will realize that she is not the monster that some see her as.'
The defense attorneys said Candelario suffered from mental health issues but refused to provide further information.
The Ohio mom returned from her 10-day jaunt to her home in Cleveland, Ohio (pictured) to find Jailyn was not breathing
Prosecutors said the child was found dead 'on a liner soiled with urine and feces with soiled blankets'
A neighbor revealed that this was not the first time Candelario had left her baby daughter home alone, claiming she would 'always leave her by herself'
A neighbor also revealed that this was not the first time Candelario had left her baby daughter home alone.
An acquaintance told News5 Cleveland: 'We keep telling her not to leave her by herself, not just me, my friend across the street too, but she always leave her by herself.'
Another female neighbor, who was not identified, told CNN that Jailyn was 'always a happy baby' and was 'always smiling.'
The neighbor's daughter said there were 'plenty of people' around who could have watched the baby, saying: 'She could have knocked on any of our doors and asked us to take care of Jailyn and we would have.'
'When they told us the state they found her in, I was just heartbroken,' the teenage neighbor told CNN.
Candelario had previously worked as a building substitute at Citizen Academy Glenville, an elementary school in Cleveland.
She had been in that role since November 2022, but was fired after her arrest.
The school issued a statement announcing her termination, WEWS-TV reported.
According to officials with Children and Family Services, there is no record of any previous cases involving Candelario.
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Kristel Candelario, a 32-year-old former elementary school worker, had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment as part of a plea deal with Cuyahoga County prosecutors, who dismissed two murder counts and a felonious assault charge.
The charges came after Candelario shared pictures of herself posing on a Caribbean beach as she enjoyed a vacation, while her 16-month-old baby was left completely alone at her home in Cleveland.
When she returned from her 10 days of travelling in June 2023, Candelario found her toddler in her playpen and not breathing.
She called 911 and emergency responders found the child laying in a pile of her own filth and was 'extremely dehydrated'. The toddler was pronounced dead shortly after they arrived.
Kristel Candelario, 32, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after leaving her toddler home alone to die while she vacationed in Puerto Rico for 10 days
Kristel Candelario, 32, beamed as she posed on a Puerto Rican beach in an image posted three days into her daughter's ten-day abandonment which she captioned: 'The time that is enjoyed is the true time lived'
She had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment as part of a plea deal with Cuyahoga County prosecutors, who dismissed two murder counts and a felonious assault charge
'Just as you didn't let Jailyn out of her confinement, so too you should spend the rest of your life in a cell without freedom,' Judge Sheehan said.
'The only difference will be, the prison will at least feed you and give you liquid that you denied her.'
Candelario, who has struggled with depression and related mental health issues, said she has prayed daily for forgiveness.
'There's so much pain that I have in regards to the loss of my baby, Jailyn,' she said. 'I'm extremely hurt about everything that happened. I am not trying to justify my actions, but nobody knew how much I was suffering and what I was going through … God and my daughter have forgiven me.'
A post-mortem examination by the Cuyahoga County medical examiner's office determined that the toddler died of starvation and severe dehydration.
County Common Pleas Court Judge Brendan Sheehan told Candelario she committed 'the ultimate betrayal' by leaving her daughter alone without food.
In one image shared three days into her daughter's 10-day fatal abandonment, she is seen smiling on a white sandy beach in sunglasses and a white shirt, which she captioned: 'The time that is enjoyed is the true time lived.'
In another picture taken from her cold-blooded holiday, Candelario donned jean shorts and a 'Mandalorian' Star Wars t-shirt as she appeared to visit a Star Wars theme park.
She beamed from ear to ear in the image, despite the horror she later admitted to leaving behind in her home in Cleveland, Ohio.
Prosecutors said she abandoned Jailyn in her Pack-N-Play pen in June 2023, whisking away for trip to Detroit and Puerto Rico.
In another picture taken from her cold-blooded holiday, Candelario donned jean shorts and a 'Mandalorian' Star Wars t-shirt as she appeared to visit a Star Wars theme park
At the same time as her tropical vacation, her 16-month-old baby Jailyn lay dead in a pile of her own filth, and medical examiners determined that the toddler had died of starvation and severe dehydration
She made the trips with her older daughter, and it is unclear why Candelario did not ask anyone to help her care for her child while she was traveling.
After 10 days of sunning herself on the beach and enjoying the local attractions, she returned to her home on June 16 to find her daughter not breathing.
Paramedics and Cleveland police tragically pronounced the one-year-old dead at the scene, and prosecutors said the child was discovered 'on a liner soiled with urine and feces with soiled blankets.'
After the shocking autopsy ruling over her daughter's condition, Candelario was indicted on charges of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, felonious assaults and endangering children.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley, announcing the plea in February, said: 'This case is one of those truly unimaginable cases that will stick with me for many years to come.
'As prosecutors, it is our job to represent the victims and today we spoke on behalf of 16-month-old Jailyn - who is no longer with us - due to the selfish decisions her mother made.
Candelario's attorneys, Derek Smith and Patrick Milligan, declined to go into details about the plea deal, according to Cleveland.com.
'This was a real emotional day for our client. She has taken responsibility for Motorcycle reviews what she did, and she is remorseful,' Milligan said.
'There will be mitigating issues that come up at sentencing that we will address. Hopefully, people will realize that she is not the monster that some see her as.'
The defense attorneys said Candelario suffered from mental health issues but refused to provide further information.
The Ohio mom returned from her 10-day jaunt to her home in Cleveland, Ohio (pictured) to find Jailyn was not breathing
Prosecutors said the child was found dead 'on a liner soiled with urine and feces with soiled blankets'
A neighbor revealed that this was not the first time Candelario had left her baby daughter home alone, claiming she would 'always leave her by herself'
A neighbor also revealed that this was not the first time Candelario had left her baby daughter home alone.
An acquaintance told News5 Cleveland: 'We keep telling her not to leave her by herself, not just me, my friend across the street too, but she always leave her by herself.'
Another female neighbor, who was not identified, told CNN that Jailyn was 'always a happy baby' and was 'always smiling.'
The neighbor's daughter said there were 'plenty of people' around who could have watched the baby, saying: 'She could have knocked on any of our doors and asked us to take care of Jailyn and we would have.'
'When they told us the state they found her in, I was just heartbroken,' the teenage neighbor told CNN.
Candelario had previously worked as a building substitute at Citizen Academy Glenville, an elementary school in Cleveland.
She had been in that role since November 2022, but was fired after her arrest.
The school issued a statement announcing her termination, WEWS-TV reported.
According to officials with Children and Family Services, there is no record of any previous cases involving Candelario.
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