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Child dies in fire while mom next door doing drugs, authorities say
Posted on 10/25/18 at 6:50 pm
Posted on 10/25/18 at 6:50 pm
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SINGER, La. (KNOE) - A mother in Beauregard Parish has been arrested in connection with the fire-related death of her 11-year-old son.
According to Louisiana State Fire Marshall's Facebook page, Jenny Stafford of Singer was booked into the Beauregard Parish Jail on one count of negligent homicide, one count of possession of schedule II controlled and dangerous substances, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Beauregard Fire Department responded to a call about a child trapped in a camper fire around 1:00 a.m. Thursday in the 2300 block of South Smokey Cove Road in Singer.
Firefighters later discovered the body of the child in a bedroom. Investigators say Stafford admitted to leaving the sleeping child unattended to go next door to do drugs.
Investigators also say despite being feet away from the camper, Stafford became aware of the fire only after being alerted by an acquaintance who discovered the smoke and flames upon arriving in the area.
Official identification of the child is pending with the parish coroner's office. The investigation into the cause of the fire is still on-going. Investigators say there were no working smoke detectors in the home.
SINGER, La. (KNOE) - A mother in Beauregard Parish has been arrested in connection with the fire-related death of her 11-year-old son.
According to Louisiana State Fire Marshall's Facebook page, Jenny Stafford of Singer was booked into the Beauregard Parish Jail on one count of negligent homicide, one count of possession of schedule II controlled and dangerous substances, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Beauregard Fire Department responded to a call about a child trapped in a camper fire around 1:00 a.m. Thursday in the 2300 block of South Smokey Cove Road in Singer.
Firefighters later discovered the body of the child in a bedroom. Investigators say Stafford admitted to leaving the sleeping child unattended to go next door to do drugs.
Investigators also say despite being feet away from the camper, Stafford became aware of the fire only after being alerted by an acquaintance who discovered the smoke and flames upon arriving in the area.
Official identification of the child is pending with the parish coroner's office. The investigation into the cause of the fire is still on-going. Investigators say there were no working smoke detectors in the home.
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Posted on 10/25/18 at 6:52 pm to DavidTheGnome
She needs to be charged with murder
Posted on 10/25/18 at 6:53 pm to DavidTheGnome
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A mother in Beauregard Parish has been arrested in connection with the fire-related death of her 11-year-old son.
An 11 year old is old enough to be by himself if his mom is next door. The negligent homicide is BS. The drug possession is legit though.
This post was edited on 10/25/18 at 6:53 pm
Posted on 10/25/18 at 6:54 pm to DavidTheGnome
My first thought: Is Singer in the LP?
Posted on 10/25/18 at 6:57 pm to DavidTheGnome
Burn that bitch
Posted on 10/25/18 at 6:58 pm to Tri City Tigers
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An 11 year old is old enough to be by himself if his mom is next door. The negligent homicide is BS. The drug possession is legit though.
Well nevermind
This post was edited on 10/25/18 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 10/25/18 at 6:58 pm to DavidTheGnome
Execute.
Posted on 10/25/18 at 6:59 pm to tigerbutt
I’m sorry but an 11 year old is definitely old enough to be home alone.
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:00 pm to DavidTheGnome
Well yeah here in Louisiana it’s 10 years old
Go figure
Go figure
This post was edited on 10/25/18 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:01 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:02 pm to Slippy
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My first thought: Is Singer in the LP?
Singer is basically a collective of trailer parks surrounding a dollar general. So, The LP might be more advanced.
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:16 pm to LSUJML
11? I stayed by myself earlier than that.
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:24 pm to dagrippa
Where she was at was few feet from trailer. They were staying in a camper in someone’s yard is how the picture looked. Maybe 50 ft from back door to where she was
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:34 pm to DavidTheGnome
Wow. If that’s not hitting rock bottom, then I don’t know what is. She will feel this for the rest of her life. Conviction should be pretty easy.
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:38 pm to Tri City Tigers
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. The negligent homicide is BS.
She left her kid behind to go do drugs. How much more negligent do you have to be?
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:38 pm to DavidTheGnome
This post was edited on 10/25/18 at 7:39 pm
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:38 pm to DavidTheGnome
At 11 I was smart enough to escape a fire. Mom sounds like a p.o.s though
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:45 pm to DeafJam73
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She left her kid behind to go do drugs. How much more negligent do you have to be?
An 11 year old, in a normal safe house, can be left alone to sleep while the parent goes next door. I don’t know if it matters that she was doing meth. If she was drinking next door would you still want her charged?
I’m sure the place was a shitty unsafe hazard and she had no business even having a child there in the first place though.
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:45 pm to Tri City Tigers
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An 11 year old is old enough to be by himself if his mom is next door. The negligent homicide is BS. The drug possession is legit though.
Leaving the 11 yr old isn't a crime. The child died in his sleep from what it sounds so he/she had no chance of getting out anyway. They're going to find out how the fire started and I'm betting she was negligent in that.
Posted on 10/25/18 at 7:49 pm to DavidTheGnome
I've read so many stories about parents abandoning, abusing, and murdering kids lately...what the hell is wrong with this world?
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