Mother charged in death of 6 yo Kaylan Beale

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Mother charged in death of 6-year-old girl
May 26, 2010

Andrea Monique Beale

Dale City, Va. - The mother of a 6-year-old girl who drowned Friday faces child neglect and child endangerment charges.

Fire and rescue crews were called to the mother's home in the 5000 block of Linfield Street in Dale City on Friday.

When officers arrived at 11:18 a.m., they found Kaylan Beale was not breathing, said Prince William police spokeswoman Erika Hernandez.

The girl was flown to a local hospital and was pronounced dead just over an hour later, said Hernandez.

Investigators spent much of Friday afternoon at the home looking into the circumstances that led to the drowning. Police say the child was left in a bathtub unsupervised, Hernandez said.

Inside the home at the time of the drowning were Kaylan's 3-year-old sister and her three brothers, ages 10, 8 and 20-months, said Hernandez. All four children have since been placed in the care of a family member.

The child's mother, 31-year-old Andrea Monique Beale, is charged with one count of felony child neglect and with four counts of felony child endangerment, said Hernandez.

Police say the charges stem from poor living conditions inside Beale's home and the lack of supervi-sion over her children.

She was released on a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court June 1.