Kalota Palu leaves the Hamilton District Court this morning after appearing on a charge of illtreatment of her baby by failing to protect it from suffering dehydration. Photo / Belinda Feek
A baby left in a car while her caregiver allegedly played pokie machines suffered dehydration, court documents show.
Ōtorohanga woman Kalota Palu, 23, appeared in the Hamilton District Court today facing a charge of ill-treatment of a child by omitting to perform a legal duty, namely protecting a child from
suffering dehydration, on November 15.
Palu, a process worker, is accused of leaving a baby in her car while she played pokie machines at the Yardhouse bar in the Hamilton suburb of Nawton.
She made a brief appearance in court today where she was remanded without plea on the charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years' prison.
Part of Palu's bail conditions include her being banned from entering licensed premises other than supermarkets until the prosecution is completed.
