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Woodbridge resident Ana Cecila Escobar De Abarca, 42, was arrested and charged with child abuse after a boy she was responsible for was found wandering around in a different neighborhood unattended, according to the Prince William County Police Department.
Officers from the department responded to the 15000 block of Alaska Road in Woodbridge at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29 to investigate a report of child neglect.
It is alleged that De Abarca left the 5-year-old boy with inadequate care, and while she was out of the house, the boy left the home undetected, police said. The child was found in a separate neighborhood a short distance away and authorities were contacted.
The boy was unharmed and turned over to a different family member.
Escobar De Abarca was arrested and charged with child neglect. Her court date is pending and she is being held without bond.
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