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A single North Carolina mother is facing child abuse chargestwo months after her toddler son accidentally got stuckin an airport escalator and fell to his death.
“This has been one of the hardest things any parent has had to endure,” the family wrote on itsGoFundMe page.
On Tuesday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police issued warrants for his mother’s arrest. She is facing charges of misdemeanor child abuse.
“She’s a single mother that was watching three children at an airport, and I think the circumstances could have happened to a number of us,”Greene said to WCNC.
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Greene feels charges were filed against his client because police thought she wasn’t properly supervising her three children at the time of her son’s accident.
“She was caring for a 4-, 3- and 2-year-old and trying to arrange a ride from the airport,” Greene told the station. “I’m here saying she’s not guilty of misdemeanor child abuse.”
Jaiden Cowart.Go Fund Me
“This is one of those incidents that could’ve happened to any one of the members of this community, and, unfortunately, the decision came down to charge her with a crime. And I’ll be here to walk her through the process,” he said.
Jaiden’s family described him as an “energetic, loving and playful 3-year-old with a witty sense of humor and an appetite for fun and adventure,” according to the GuFundMe page.
They shared that the little boy loved watchingPeppa Pig,Paw PatrolandPJ Masks.
source: people.com
