A mother is behind bars after she allegedly left a teen behind in their Pennsylvania home without heat or running water for a month while she moved to New Jersey with her boyfriend.
Tiffani Chanel Bogroff, 45, is facing a charge of endangering the welfare of the child, a press release said.
Officers with the Manheim Township Police Department learned on Jan. 12 that the 15-year-old teenwas living alone. An officer went to the home for a welfare check to speak with the teen. According to police, the child said they had been living alone in the home for about a month with Bogroff returning only on occasion and unannounced. They only communicate with each other via the Messenger app.
Cops noted the home had no heat, gas or hot water and the victim was using a space heater in their bedroom.
“The house is cluttered, containing trash and spoiled/rotten food,” the press release said.
Bogroff sometimes sends the child money via CashApp. The child would go to a relative’s home to shower and wash clothes. A relative also would take the child grocery shopping, police said.
“The victim stated that they sometimes attend school, but they find it difficult to wake up in the morning since they are alone,” cops said.
Mom moves to new state with boyfriend and leaves child behind alone with no heat or water: Cops
A mother is behind bars after she allegedly left a child behind in their Pennsylvania home without heat or running water for a month when she moved to New Jersey with her boyfriend.
Pa. Mom Accused of Abandoning Her Teen Son to Live with Boyfriend in Another State
A Pennsylvania mom has been arrested and charged with one count of endangering the welfare of children after the Manheim Township Police Department discovered her teen son living alone at their home with no gas, heat, or running water, according to a news release.
