By Associated Press - Tuesday, April 4, 2017

CLARION, Iowa (AP) - A northern Iowa woman whose 2-year-old was found wandering a Galt street in bare feet, wearing only pajamas, has been given probation.

Mason City television station KIMT reports (https://bit.ly/2o5jGGA ) that 24-year-old Ysabel Ceplecha (IS’-ah-behl SEHP’-leh-kah) was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $1,000 Monday, but both punishments were suspended. She must serve three years of probation.

She’d pleaded guilty to neglect or abandonment of a dependent person.



Authorities say Ceplecha’s little girl was found outside in the rain on Nov. 22. Both the 2-year-old and Ceplecha’s 1-year-old child were taken into protective custody.

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Information from: KIMT-TV, https://www.kimt.com

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