A Pennsylvania mother has been arrested for allegedly moving to New Jersey and leaving her child behind, according to the Manheim Township Police Department .
The woman is charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
Police responded to a welfare check on Jan. 12 and found the child living alone.
According to police, the child was left in a house with no heat aside from a space heater in their room. The house also had no running water, and the gas was shut off. The house was cluttered and contained spoiled and rotten food.
However, when police asked the child about their daily meal consumption, the child confirmed they had access to food. Police also say the woman would sometimes send money to them via the mobile payment service application, CashApp.
A relative reported that they took the child to the grocery store and brought them to their home to shower and wash clothes, police said.
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