Ohio woman given life after child died when she left her alone to go on holiday

Kristel Candelario, of Cleveland, Ohio, whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days (Picture: Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department via AP)

An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on holiday has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole.

Kristel Candelario, 32, had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment as part of a plea deal with Cuyahoga County prosecutors, who dismissed two murder counts and a felonious assault charge.