A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of abandoning her child during a drunken holiday.
The 45-year-old was held after leaving her five-year-old daughter alone at a hotel while she went out boozing all day.
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A 45-year-old mum was held by Spanish police after leaving her five-year-old daughter alone at a hotel while she went out drinking Credit: Getty
Police said the girl ended up being cared for by other holidaymakers at the resort in Majorca.
When hotel staff stepped in and stopped serving her alcohol, she went across to a nearby supermarket to buy beer.
Spain’s National Police, who made the arrest last Tuesday, said: “The child was taken to a specialist centre until the following day when her father, who was in Ireland, arrived to take charge of her.”
“She left the youngster alone so she could drink alcohol.
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“She began drinking the first day she arrived at a hotel in Manacor.
“She drank large amounts and consumed alcohol from the moment she got up to the moment she went to bed.
“She drank beer only and the little girl was cared for by the other tourists she had got to know in the same hotel who also had a little girl.
“Those holidaymakers ended up feeding her, putting sun cream on her and buying her arm bands for the pool as well as making sure she showered and was kept clean.
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It is expected social services in the mother’s native Ireland will be informed about the case.