SAINT JOHN, N.B.- A 27 year old Saint John woman who says she is the person involved in the shocking story this week of an infant being left outside in the cold is telling her side of the story.
The incident has garnered headlines across the country.
Caleigh Shea tells Global News she had returned from the store on Monday night and briefly put the infant car seat on the ground to deal with her other children. “I took the two heavier ones and put them inside the door and in my porch and unzipped their jackets so that they wouldn’t fall over and they would be OK”, says Shea. “I turned around and came back out the door to grab my daughter which was sitting right by my door, and she was not there”
A neighbour had apparently heard a crying baby and called police.
Police say a 27 year old woman will appear in court in March to face a charge of failure to provide the necessities of life.
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You guys must sit here and wait for someone to mess up so you can comment on how dumb they are or call them names, you must be proud..
and as for the bunch who love to post negative comments, let those without sin cast the first stone, hope to see you being bashed on here in the near future, see how you like it..
Thats a sad excuse for neglect. if you placed 2 inside the door you would of been right there the whole time. big lies for a failing parent. punishment put her out in a t-shirt all day today and see how she likes it. then find the kids a decent parent
Well well well !
Welcome in Saint John ! What else can you say ? What else can you expect from this city…good pension plan for employees, that is RIGHT !
if you dont like it leave.
So you took the older ones in, then SHUT THE DOOR and left the baby outside, at night, in the cold. Sorry, your story just doesn’t add up. With a 4 month old baby, you should be within sight OR sound of the kidlet. You weren’t.
Not to mention it would have been a LOT more than “5 mins” for someone to take the kid from the step, call the cops, have them respond, etc. The average response time in the city is more than that.
i dont understand why all of the children couldnt be taken through the door at the same time, one of the children is older so he could have helped out, and obviously the baby was sitting there a lot longer than a couple seconds if someone called the police and when she turned around the baby was gone…. it doesnt take a scientist to figure that math out, just sayin