Mother Charged with Neglect After Leaving Sons Home Alone

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Muncie, Indiana – Police say they found a 7-year-old boy and his 4-year-old brother watching “Home Alone” while their mother was away at work.

Officers say the boys’ mom said she couldn’t find a sitter so she told her 7 year old son to stay home from school with the younger sibling on Tuesday. The Star Press reports she was arrested on a charge of neglect of a dependent.

In the popular 1990 film “Home Alone,” a boy is accidentally left behind while his family goes on a Christmas vacation.