A UK mother who left her 16-month-old daughter alone for five nights running while she went out drinking is facing jail.
The Daily Mail reports the 20-year-old Brecon woman was away for up to 22 hours a day, making only "fleeting visits" to feed the girl.
Police broke into the woman's filthy house after neighbours heard the baby girl's screams and alerted them.
They reportedly found the baby starving in her cot, her nappy and clothes had not been changed for days and there was blood on a blanket.
According to reports, the mother - who cannot be legally identified - was found at a friend's house and admitted leaving her daughter so that she could party.
She is said of have stayed out for five consecutive nights over the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The court heard she fed her daughter Cheerios breakfast cereal and bread before leaving again for more all-night parties.
"It is a very serious case leading to pain and suffering and misery for the baby. On the face of it this is a case which requires a prison sentence," Judge Richard Twomlow said.
The woman has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced at a later date. The baby is now being cared for by relatives.
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March 24, 2012, 11:42 am
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