Mom Drank at Bar as Her Sick 3-Year-Old Died at Home, Prosecutor Says

A mom charged with reckless endangerment and involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of her 3-year-old had left her son with no adult supervision and spent the evening drinking in a bar despite being aware he was unwell, prosecutors say.

Jennifer Prudencio, 25, of Chelsea, Massachusetts, has pleaded not guilty to the charges filed following the death of her son, Yael Guardado Prudencio, on Sunday. She was ordered held on $100,000 bail at her arraignment Wednesday.

Assistant Suffolk District Attorney Audrey Mark said Yael had a history of seizures and hemophilia, and he’d been vomiting blood in the days before his death. On Saturday, he’d vomited again and had been suffering from a fall-related head injury that hadn’t healed properly when Prudencio chose to leave him in the care of his siblings—who are just 7 and 8 years old—while she went out, Mark alleged.

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