SARASOTA - A Sarasota mother has been accused of child abuse after her 4-year-old boy nearly drowns in a pool.
The near-drowning occurred on April 27th at an apartment complex in the 3200 block of Bee Ridge Road, near S. Lockwood Ridge Road in Sarasota.
Deputies say 25-year-old Kristen Young was sleeping by the pool while her 3-year-old and 4-year-old boys were playing in the pool. The older boy took off his floaties and fell in the deep end of the pool.
A maintenance man and Young pulled the boy from the water and helped revive him. The boy was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital and kept overnight. Hospital physicians do not believe the child will suffer any lasting effects from the incident.
Interviews with the two children led investigators to believe the boys were abused, and say they lived in filth and were unsupervised. Interviews with the maintenance man, numerous neighbors and property management all confirmed that the children were often seen unsupervised around the property and near busy Bee Ridge Road.
Investigators described Young's residence as "filthy and unsanitary", and that Young had no control over the children in her home. The children were observed repeatedly swearing at their mother.
The two boys were removed from the mother's custody. Young was arrested Sunday and has been charged with a felony count of Child Abuse.
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