‘Provided more context:’ News 6 talks to outside attorney about facts in Kissimmee child neglect case

The story has been picked up by national outlets and has sparked debate online: a Kissimmee woman arrested for leaving her children home alone for several days while she was in Las Vegas.“My first impression as being a parent is it was a little shocking that another parent left her four children at home while she went to Las Vegas,” said Richard Hornsby, a veteran defense attorney based in Orlando.Irene Miller, 50, was arrested last Friday on four counts of child neglect without bodily harm.Hornsby is not associated with the case in any way, but he spoke to News 6 Thursday to offer his legal insight. He said that taken in a vacuum, he understands why this case has garnered widespread attention.“However, when additional facts came out about why she went to Las Vegas, the steps she took to care for her children while she was gone, and the fact that there is a domestic violence case pending against her husband and the children’s father, it provided more context,” Hornsby said.The child ne