The woman, aged 28, who cannot be named for legal reasons, yesterday pleaded not guilty to neglecting the children, all aged under ten, by committing the offences on December 2.
She is also accused of using heaters without guards and unusable bedding with sharp and dangeorous edges being exposed, as well as allowing the youngest child to run around the house unclothed and unwashed.
Trial at Dumfries Sheriff Court has been set for June.
Mum charged with child neglect
A MOTHER has been accused in court of causing unnecessary suffering or injury to health of her three young children by causing them to live in a house at Castle Douglas which was cluttered and unclean with exposed litter trays, cigarette ash and other debris on the floors.
Model railway exhibition comes to Cumbria
THIS coming weekend sees the largest model railway exhibition in Cumberland return to Workington and fans from this area will be heading along
Active Stories
- MoD presents highest award to Dumfries firm
- Till death do us part!
- Paddy's on his way!
- Dashcam scheme is a must for region, says MSP
- Huge welcome for Paddy
- Funding having positive impact at St Joseph’s
- Moat Brae money bid
- Revised bid lodged for self-catering huts
- Region ready to remember
- Chewin' the Fat star is coming to Dumfries
Actress and comedian Karen Dunbar spoke to the Dumfries Courier ahead of her show at the Easterbrook Hall on Thursday night.
First phase of Midsteeple project is complete
CONSTRUCTION is complete on the first phase of the transformation of Midsteeple Quarter in Dumfries.
