N.J. Mom Left 5-Year-Old Home Alone While Getting 'Seriously Drunk' At Bar In Jersey City: Report

A 38-year-old New Jersey mom has been charged with getting "seriously drunk" in a bar while her 5-year-old was home alone this week, according to a report.

Paola A. Greenwood, is charged with leaving the child alone for a long period of time while she was at a bar at Hutton Street and Sanford Place in Jersey City on Wednesday. She was drinking "to the point of intoxication requiring hospitalization," according to nj.com.

Greenwood is charged with child abuse and with failing to keep control and custody of the child, according to the report.

Greenwood made her first appearance on the charges in court in Jersey City yesterday via video link from Hudson County jail in Kearny, according to the report. She was ordered released with conditions of supervision pending her prosecution.

We'll have more information when it comes in.

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