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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Erin Keller

Two women accused of child neglect after 5-year-olds shut in shed in Florida heat

Sabine Thrift, 59, faces child neglect charges, while Tamara Stoiber, 37, is charged with child neglect and false imprisonment. - (Alachua County Sheriff's Office)

The mother and grandmother of five-year-old twins in Florida are facing child neglect charges after allegedly shutting the girls in a shed without food, water, or electricity.

The Alachua County Sheriff's Office says a caller reported finding the girls alone in a Waldo shed around 3 a.m. on June 28, with a brick blocking the door. Deputies said the shed, where the girls were left for several hours, lacked ventilation.

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