Louisville mother sentence after 3 children found living alone in 'inhumane conditions'

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

A Louisville woman has been found guilty after leaving her kids in "inhumane conditions."

In August 2024 , police said Betty Snider was arrested after she left her three daughters, 10, 11, and 16, alone, without food or water, and sleeping outside for months.

In July, Snider took an Alford plea for 11 counts; the plea did not admit guilt but acknowledged that the prosecution had enough evidence to convict her.

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Snider was found guilty of four counts of wanton endangerment, four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, and three counts of abandonment of a minor.

She has been sentenced to three years in prison.