The new reported she was mentally ill. I do believe this which begs the question that her family must have known. Why do families know these things yet still would let her take the child out like this? What is wrong with THEM?
Quite often the family has no control over what their adult mentally ill family member does unless they commit a crime. If the mother of the child does not live close to the family, there is no support group to oversee her behavior. It’s a good thing she didn’t injure her child. There is now intervention and if she gets medical attention, more than likely, eventually she will again get custody of her child. Let’s hope she stays on her medication.