Florida Child’s 911 Call Leads Police to a Horrifying Scene
The police may have never learned about the disgraceful conditions two Florida boys were living in if one of those children hadn’t called 911 for help.
A 6-year-old boy called the Miami-Dade police the evening of Jan 3. to report that his mother left him alone with his 2-year-old brother in their home near Miami Shores. When the police responded to the home, they were met with a horrifying scene.
The police described finding the two boys by themselves in the dark with no power and no food. They also described the home to be in absolute filth and said the two boys appeared to be “dirty” as if they hadn’t been bathed.
The boy gave the authorities a number to reach their mother, Demetria Spencer, but she didn’t pick up when they tried to contact her, per Local 10 News. It’s unclear how long the boys were left alone prior to the 911 call being made.
The report says it took about four hours for the Florida Department of Children and Families to arrive on the scene and take the children into their custody. However, it also took double the amount of time for the police to locate Spencer. She was arrested and charged with two counts of child neglect causing no great bodily harm — a third-degree felony under child abuse.
“Spencer failed to provide and protect her sons with care, supervision, and the services necessary to maintain their physical and mental health,” authorities say, per Local 10.
The report says she’s currently being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with a $5,000 bond. If convicted, she faces anywhere between 5 and 15 years in prison with a fine of $5,000.
