$1 bond set for aunt accused of neglect after kids found barefoot in North Miami

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — Two young children were found wandering barefoot near a roadway in North Miami this week, and their aunt is now facing a child neglect charge after police say she left them alone for at least two hours.

Officers with the North Miami Police Department said they responded Monday afternoon after receiving a call that the children had been spotted walking near a building with no shoes and cuts on their feet.

Authorities confirmed that the children’s aunt, 31-year-old Nirlouize Lizaire, was later arrested and booked into jail on a charge of child neglect. In her mugshot, she appeared teary-eyed…

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