Childminder guilty of neglect after abandoning 27 children alone in her home

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Childminder guilty of neglect after abandoning 27 children alone in her home.

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A Scottish childminder has pleaded guilty of neglect after abandoning 27 children alone in her home.Amanda Mathewson, 55, admitted to neglect and abandoning children in her care at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Tuesday.Her offending took place at several locations in Dunfermline and elsewhere in Fife.Matthewson had been self-employed as a childminder for 30 years, but his parents began to be concerned that their children were not being fed, as they returned home with clothes in "pristine condition" and unchanged diapers.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say She was arrested after allegations of cruelty towards children and was later found to have 27 children in her home, 19 more than she was licensed to look after.Of the children she was caring for, 15 were under 12, 10 were under primary school age, and two were under one.

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Procurator fiscal Vicki Bell told the court two parents became suspicious of Matthewson after being informed their children were not present while the childminder carried...

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