HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - An Evansville woman was charged with neglect of a dependent after authorities say she left her two-year-old alone on a family member's porch after sending a text saying she was about to hurt her for crying.

According to Evansville Police, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Harriet Street on August 26 after a woman reported that Latizja Cole, 25, had left her child alone on the porch of her house. The caller told authorities that Cole signed a letter granting her voluntary custody of the infant in August of 2024. However, the caller said less than a month before the incident, Cole asked her to give the child back to her.

The caller told authorities that Cole kept asking for her to watch the child, and would express frustration with the child crying. Afte

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