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Updated on: October 27, 2026 / 11:33 AM EDT / CBS Miami

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A Central Florida mother is facing several child neglect charges after deputies say she left her four children home alone for days while she traveled to Las Vegas .

According to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office , deputies got a 911 call just after 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 from a child who said her 9-year-old brother had been injured after a dumbbell fell onto his head.

Deputies raced to the home and found that there were no adults present.

In addition, four children, ages 14, 12, 11 and 9, had been left unsupervised.

First responders also headed to the home and took the 9-year-old boy to Celebration Hospital for treatment.

Mom said she was on work trip to Las Vegas, deputies say

Deputies said they were able to get in contact with the children's mother, who was identified as Irene Miller, and she told them that she was…