‘I knew she needed some kind of help’: Dollar General employee speaks out about neglected 14-year-old living alone

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MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested a man and woman after a 14-year-old girl was found to be living alone with multiple dogs.

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According to an MCSO news release, deputies were called to the Dollar General on Jarrett Road on Jan. 4 regarding a girl being dizzy and complaining of stomach pain after a store employee saw her stumbling down the road.

Officials said the girl was taken to a hospital to be evaluated, at which time detectives and the Child Advocacy Center interviewed her…

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