04-23-2012, 08:40 PM
Four unattended children died in a mobile home fire and their mother was charged on Sunday for allegedly leaving them alone, authorities said.
The children who died were ages two, five, seven and eight, according to Captain Doug Cain, a spokesman for Louisiana Department of Public Safety.
Their mother, 26-year-old Shaqueta McDade, was arrested and charged with four counts of negligent homicide.
The fire began just before midnight on Saturday in the town of Rayne, about 70 miles west of Baton Rouge in southern Louisiana, according to authorities.
McDade was being held at the Acadia County Jail.
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The children who died were ages two, five, seven and eight, according to Captain Doug Cain, a spokesman for Louisiana Department of Public Safety.
Their mother, 26-year-old Shaqueta McDade, was arrested and charged with four counts of negligent homicide.
The fire began just before midnight on Saturday in the town of Rayne, about 70 miles west of Baton Rouge in southern Louisiana, according to authorities.
McDade was being held at the Acadia County Jail.
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