Brit mum arrested in Benidorm accused of abandoning her two nine-year-old twins while she went out boozing
Cops arrested their mum the following morning after finding her asleep in bed at the family's holiday accommodation
A BRIT mum has been arrested in Benidorm and accused of abandoning her nine year old twin boys while out boozing.
One of the little lads was taken into a police station by a couple who found him wandering the streets of the Costa Blanca resort alone looking for his AWOL mother.
His twin brother was discovered three hours later lying in the doorway of his holiday apartment after crossing town to return to where they were staying.
Cops arrested their mum the following morning after finding her asleep in bed at the family's holiday accommodation after failing to find any search of her in the area where her kids last saw her.
The youngsters were taken into care while she was taken to court to appear in front of a judge.
The result of the private court hearing has not been made public.
The incident happened on Tuesday night in Finestrat adjoining Benidorm.
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Spain’s National Police said in a press release: “Police in Benidorm have arrested a 40-year-old British woman for abandoning her two nine-year-old sons in an area full of bars to continue drinking.
“At 10pm on July 27 a couple came into a police station with a nine-year-old boy they’d found walking around the streets looking for his mum.
“The youngster was with his twin brother and his mum in an area of bars and she gave them money to go to get something to eat.
“However when they returned she was not in the same spot and the boys decided to separate to look for her.
“Officers began searching for the mum and the other child and found the minor three hours later lying at the entrance to his holiday apartment in Finestrat having walked across town to reach it.
“The boys were taken to a police station and then to a child protection centre to guarantee their safety.
“The search for their mum continued throughout the night until she was found at 8am the following morning sleeping peacefully inside her holiday flat.
“She claimed she had lost her children around 8pm the previous evening while she was out drinking and admitted she hadn’t gone looking for them or alerted police because she thought they knew the way home, despite it involving them crossing the whole of Benidorm on foot.”
A police spokesman declined to name her and said she wasn’t sure what the result of her court appearance behind closed doors had been.
An NSPCC spokesman: ‘It was highly irresponsible of the mother to leave her two young children to fend for themselves, especially in an alien environment.
"Leaving them alone was no doubt a frightening experience for them and could have resulted in tragedy.
"We recommend that children under the age of 12 are rarely mature enough to cope in an emergency and should not be left alone for a long period. Any adult worried about a child can call the NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000"
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