Gerard CouzensA Irish woman has been arrested in Majorca, Spain on suspicion of abandoning her child during a drunken holiday. Police said the mother drank all day and the little girl ended up being cared for by other tourists. The woman continued drinking despite hotel staff opting to stop serving her alcohol, instead going to a supermarket opposite to buy beer. A spokesperson for Spain’s National Police said: “We have arrested an Irish woman, aged 45, who was on holiday in Majorca for a crime of child abandonment. The spokesperson added: “[The woman] was arrested after being located in her hotel room and finally opening the door in a state of obvious drunkenness.

Source: The Herald July 02, 2023 14:38 UTC