[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I doubt it. They continued to leave the kids alone even after Maddie told them she'd tried to find them the night before and cried herself silly. Even though their apartment was accessible from the street and none of the doors were locked.

There are dangers inside a home far more immediate to a child of that age than potential outside dangers so that's no excuse imo.

Exactly. And what exactly was the purpose of the open Patio door? It was only an extra danger to the kids, besides the fact that anyone could just walk straight in, Maddie could walk straight out, fall in the pool, get run over by a car, fall and injury herself etc etc What if there was a fire in the apartment?