Florida woman accused of leaving her 3 young kids at home alone while she went to work

A woman in Broward County is facing charges after she was accused of leaving her three young kids at home alone while she went to work.

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Linda Leger was arrested on Wednesday.

Police said she left her kids, between the ages of 10 and 2, at home alone while she worked the night shift at a Wawa in Fort Lauderdale.

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Her attorney defended her actions in court on Thursday.

“We have a single mother that got an emergency call from her employer basically saying you have to come back to work because somebody didn’t show. If not you’re going to lose your job. She’s a single mom, trying to make rent payments, trying to make water payments,” said assistant public defender Héctor Romero.

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Police say someone called 911 after the suspect’s 2-year-old was found nearly a quarter mile from their home with a dirty diaper.

Officials said the children are now staying with their father.

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