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Florida mom who left 4 kids alone for Vegas trip refused to fly home after son was hospitalized: cops

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Blair, A. (2026, October 28). Florida mom who left 4 kids alone for Vegas trip refused to fly home after son was hospitalized: cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/28/us-news/florida-mom-irene-miller-refused-to-fly-home-after-son-hospitalized-cops/

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Irene Miller, 50, was arrested at Orlando International Airport on Friday for leaving her four children aged 9 to 14 alone while she went to Las Vegas. When police informed Miller that her nine-year-old son had been hospitalized with a head injury caused by a falling dumbbell, she refused to fly back home from Vegas. The children were then placed in the care of their father, Mark Miller, who was unaware of his estranged wife's actions and is now struggling to support them after being charged earlier this year for allegedly striking Irene outside their children’s school.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-28, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Irene Miller, a 50-year-old Florida mother and professional photographer, was arrested on October 27 after leaving her four children—ages 9, 11, 12, and 14—home alone while she was in Las Vegas for work. On October 21, emergency responders were called to the family’s home in Kissimmee, Florida, due to a 911 call from one of her children reporting that their 9-year-old brother had been injured when a dumbbell fell on his head. The boy received medical treatment but was later released from Celebration Hospital.

Deputies learned through phone contact with Miller that she had left for Las Vegas on October 18 and planned to return by October 23, leaving her children unsupervised for nearly five days. She claimed she had arranged for a babysitter who would check in before and after school hours but was not present overnight.

Miller was intercepted at Orlando International Airport upon her return and arrested on charges of third-degree felony child endangerment without bodily harm. Legal experts argue that Florida’s lack of specific laws regarding the age at which children can be left alone makes cases like this a "recipe for disaster."

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Florida mom arrested after leaving 4 kids home alone during dayslong trip to Vegas same event · 100%

NBC News · 0.90 cosine similarity

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“Both articles describe Irene Miller's arrest for leaving her four children alone while she was in Las Vegas and her refusal to return home after being informed that one of her sons was hospitalized.”

Florida mom arrested after Vegas trip left 4 kids without overnight supervision: deputies same event · 100%

Fox News · 0.90 cosine similarity

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“Both articles describe Irene Miller's arrest at Orlando International Airport upon her return from Las Vegas after leaving her four children home alone.”

Florida mom arrested for allegedly leaving children home alone while on Vegas work trip, police say same event · 100%

CBS News

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 no claims extracted 📰 publisher trust 66

“Both articles describe the arrest of Irene Miller for leaving her children home alone while she was on a work trip to Vegas, and both mention her refusal to return home after being informed that her son had been hospitalized.”

Mom arrested for leaving four children home alone during days-long work trip across the country same event · 95%

New York Post

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“Both articles describe the arrest of Irene Miller for leaving her four children alone at home while on a work trip to Las Vegas, and they mention the hospitalization of her 9-year-old son due to a head injury from a falling dumbbell.”

Florida mom leaving 4 kids home alone was ‘classic neglect’ — but state laws are a ‘recipe for disaster’: legal experts different event · 80%

New York Post

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“While both articles discuss Irene Miller leaving her children alone at home and facing legal consequences, they describe different stages of the incident (the initial neglect versus the refusal to return from Vegas when notified about her son's hospitalization).”

Florida mom arrested for allegedly leaving children home alone while on Vegas trip, police say different event · 70%

CBS News

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“Article A does not provide details about a son's hospitalization or Miller's refusal to return home from Vegas, focusing instead on her arrest.”

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Anthony Blair

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🔮 Miller, a Russian-born photographer, said she was in Vegas until Friday and “couldn’t come home,” Capt. Kim Montes, of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, told the Daily Mail.

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Irene Miller, 50, was arrested at Orlando International Airport on Friday on charges of child neglect after allegedly leaving her kids, aged 9, 11, 12, and 14, home alone at her Kissimmee condo, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. uncertain

Miller → arrest → Office

Officers informed Miller last Wednesday that her 9-year-old son had been rushed to the hospital with a head laceration after his older sister called 911 to report that a dumbbell had fallen on him, police said. asserted

police → inform → him

Miller, a Russian-born photographer, said she was in Vegas until Friday and “couldn’t come home,” Capt. Kim Montes, of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, told the Daily Mail. asserted

Montes → bear → Mail

Authorities then contacted the children’s father, Mark Miller, 53, who didn’t know his estranged wife had left them unsupervised, she said. asserted

she → contact → them

The “ecstatic” kids were placed in their father’s care, Montes added. asserted

Montes → place → care

Mark Miller was charged with criminal battery against wife Irene earlier this year. asserted

Miller → charge → Irene

The dumbell accident happened as the four children were trying to make a blanket fort, using the dumbbell to secure it, an unidentified family friend told the Daily Mail. asserted

friend → happen → Mail

There was “a lot of blood,” the friend added, describing the situation as “chaotic,” for Mark, who has no contact with his wife. asserted

who → be → wife

The couple has been in the process of getting a divorce after 15 years of marriage. asserted

couple → get → marriage

They were cohabiting in the Kissimmee condo until August, when Miller accused her husband of abuse, an allegation he denies, the captain said. asserted

captain → cohabit → abuse

Mark was taken into custody on Aug. 21 after he allegedly struck his wife outside their children’s school, according to a charging affidavit. uncertain

he → take → affidavit

He was subsequently arrested, charged, and released on a $10,000 bond, court records showed. asserted

records → arrest → bond

A judge issued a no-contact order after the assault allegation on Sept. 4, but the Department of Children and Family Services determined that Mark was safe to take his children, Montes said. asserted

Montes → issue → children

All four kids are now living with their father in a single-room motel after he became their “unexpected sole caregiver,” Mark revealed in a GoFundMe seeking $5,000 to support his children. asserted

Mark → live → children

The Ukrainian-born dad of four is “doing everything I can to keep my children safe and together,” he wrote, adding that he doesn’t believe his estranged wife is “a bad person,” but rather, “made choices she didn’t fully think through.” asserted

she → bear → choices

Miller is still living in the family’s condo after she filed a dissolution of marriage petition in Osceola County on Sept. 17, court records showed. asserted

records → live → Sept.

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