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Florida mom who left 4 kids alone for Vegas trip refused to fly home after son was hospitalized: cops

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Blair, A. (2026, October 28). Florida mom who left 4 kids alone for Vegas trip refused to fly home after son was hospitalized: cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/28/us-news/florida-mom-irene-miller-refused-to-fly-home-after-son-hospitalized-cops/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-28 · by Anthony Blair

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Irene Miller, 50, was arrested at Orlando International Airport on Friday for leaving her four children aged 9 to 14 alone while she went to Las Vegas. When police informed Miller that her nine-year-old son had been hospitalized with a head injury caused by a falling dumbbell, she refused to fly back home from Vegas. The children were then placed in the care of their father, Mark Miller, who was unaware of his estranged wife's actions and is now struggling to support them after being charged earlier this year for allegedly striking Irene outside their children’s school.
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Irene Miller, a 50-year-old photographer from Kissimmee, Florida, was arrested on charges of child neglect after she left her four children home alone for five days while traveling to Las Vegas for work. On October 21, emergency responders were called to the family's condo when one of the children reported that their 9-year-old brother had been hit in the head by a falling dumbbell. Miller was arrested upon returning from Las Vegas on October 23 and met by deputies as she exited her flight at Orlando International Airport. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office claims that despite having a babysitter, who did not stay overnight, Miller's actions amounted to child neglect. She faces four counts of child endangerment with a potential maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

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“While both articles discuss Irene Miller leaving her children alone at home and facing legal consequences, they describe different stages of the incident (the initial neglect versus the refusal to return from Vegas when notified about her son's hospitalization).”
CBS News
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“Article A does not provide details about a son's hospitalization or Miller's refusal to return home from Vegas, focusing instead on her arrest.”
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Anthony Blair
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🔮 Miller, a Russian-born photographer, said she was in Vegas until Friday and “couldn’t come home,” Capt. Kim Montes, of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, told the Daily Mail.
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911 Kissimmee Russian the Daily Mail the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office

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Mark PERSON · 4× Miller PERSON · 3× Kissimmee GPE · 2× Mark Miller PERSON · 2× Montes PERSON · 2× the Daily Mail ORG · 2× the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office ORG · 2× 911 ORG · 1× Irene Miller PERSON · 1× Russian NORP · 1×

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The Ukrainian-born dad of four is “doing everything I can to keep my children safe and together,” he wrote, adding that he doesn’t believe his estranged wife is “a bad person,” but rather, “made choices she didn’t fully think through.”
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🔮 Miller, a Russian-born photographer, said she was in Vegas until Friday and “couldn’t come home,” Capt. Kim Montes, of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, told the Daily Mail.

Claims (16 extracted, 2 hedged)

Irene Miller, 50, was arrested at Orlando International Airport on Friday on charges of child neglect after allegedly leaving her kids, aged 9, 11, 12, and 14, home alone at her Kissimmee condo, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. uncertain
Miller → arrest → Office
Officers informed Miller last Wednesday that her 9-year-old son had been rushed to the hospital with a head laceration after his older sister called 911 to report that a dumbbell had fallen on him, police said. asserted
police → inform → him
Miller, a Russian-born photographer, said she was in Vegas until Friday and “couldn’t come home,” Capt. Kim Montes, of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, told the Daily Mail. asserted
Montes → bear → Mail
Authorities then contacted the children’s father, Mark Miller, 53, who didn’t know his estranged wife had left them unsupervised, she said. asserted
she → contact → them
The “ecstatic” kids were placed in their father’s care, Montes added. asserted
Montes → place → care
Mark Miller was charged with criminal battery against wife Irene earlier this year. asserted
Miller → charge → Irene
The dumbell accident happened as the four children were trying to make a blanket fort, using the dumbbell to secure it, an unidentified family friend told the Daily Mail. asserted
friend → happen → Mail
There was “a lot of blood,” the friend added, describing the situation as “chaotic,” for Mark, who has no contact with his wife. asserted
who → be → wife
The couple has been in the process of getting a divorce after 15 years of marriage. asserted
couple → get → marriage
They were cohabiting in the Kissimmee condo until August, when Miller accused her husband of abuse, an allegation he denies, the captain said. asserted
captain → cohabit → abuse
Mark was taken into custody on Aug. 21 after he allegedly struck his wife outside their children’s school, according to a charging affidavit. uncertain
he → take → affidavit
He was subsequently arrested, charged, and released on a $10,000 bond, court records showed. asserted
records → arrest → bond
A judge issued a no-contact order after the assault allegation on Sept. 4, but the Department of Children and Family Services determined that Mark was safe to take his children, Montes said. asserted
Montes → issue → children
All four kids are now living with their father in a single-room motel after he became their “unexpected sole caregiver,” Mark revealed in a GoFundMe seeking $5,000 to support his children. asserted
Mark → live → children
The Ukrainian-born dad of four is “doing everything I can to keep my children safe and together,” he wrote, adding that he doesn’t believe his estranged wife is “a bad person,” but rather, “made choices she didn’t fully think through.” asserted
she → bear → choices
Miller is still living in the family’s condo after she filed a dissolution of marriage petition in Osceola County on Sept. 17, court records showed. asserted
records → live → Sept.
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