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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Dad loses custody of daughter, 5, after leaving Alexa to 'babysit' as he went to pub

A man has lost custody of his five-year-old daughter after he used his Amazon Alexa to babysit her while he went to the pub.

The 30-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, left the girl alone at home to sleep and watched her using the app on his phone.

A magistrates court in Llandrindod Wells, Wales heard this week that he "willingly left his daughter at home" at 8pm on 13 August last year while he was supposed to be looking after her.

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