Posted on 09/29/2026 2:02:34 PM PDT by Libloather
A Florida mother was arrested after allegedly leaving her four young children — including a 2-month-old infant and a 2-year-old — home alone as she took a three-night cruise to the Bahamas, visibly shocking the judge hearing the case.
“Who leaves four little kids alone to go on a cruise?” Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer incredulously asked Nathalie Belizaire, 29, as she appeared in court with her lawyer by video call Tuesday.
“The poor kids were home alone!” she exclaimed, Local 10 reports.
Belizaire was charged with four counts of child neglect after she flitted off for a three-night cruise on Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Conquest, leaving the children to fend for themselves in her North Miami Beach residence, according to an arrest affidavit.
Lether Bazile, the father of the 2-month-old, told cops Belizaire said she had planned to leave the kids with their great-grandmother. But when he stopped by her place Sept. 26 — a day after the ship set sail — he heard the chatter of kids’ voices and saw the TV on through the blinds.
He called police, who found the children hiding in the bathroom without an adult in sight. Their grandmother, Denise Wilkes, told officers Belizaire said she was going to drop the kids off but never arrived.
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I guess Carnival had a sale.
I’m guessing the judge watches Kevin Samuels.
Any chance she can be deported?
An afternoon is ok.
If you have taught them how to make complete, but simple meals, overnight would be ok.
But not two weeks.
it never mentions the age of the other two kids. If they were old enough to watch their younger siblings, this may not have been that bad.
She needs to use the Lndsey Clancy defense.
She was on negro cruise lines and should be excused.
Nothing in that picture surprises me.
It was three day cruise...Still two days too long...
It was three day cruise...Still two days too long...
Well you know, racism or something.
I’ve about had it with people like her.
Dumb broad was going to drop them off at Grandma’s house ... but just couldn’t be bothered to actually do it.
She had an important brawl to attend.
Definitely. Especially with a baby.
No more than a few hours, if a baby is involved.
If it were 'not that bad' she wouldn't have been arrested. This is a selfish piece of shit we're talking about here and a horrible 'mother'.
best post so far!
Watchoo talkin bout mthr fkr?... I just got my checks from all my baby daddy’s! Sista got paid yo! Now I’m fly and cruisin’ phat dawg!
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