The woman charged with neglecting her children at Kingelly, West Coast Berbice was fined $10,000 when she appeared at the Blairmont Court yesterday and pleaded guilty to the offence.
Reports are that Nesta Mc Kenzie, 29, left her two children, ages two months and five years old alone at home while she went out to the rum shop on Friday morning.
Attorney-at-law, Joel Persid Edmond made representations on behalf of the woman and pleaded with Magistrate Ruby Benn to have mercy on her.
He said too that the woman needs rehabilitation.
The magistrate then imposed