The girl’s mother, identified as 43-year-old Marchelle Pertilla, and the stepfather, 52-year-old Eugene Medrano, had been living and working in Pensacola, according to the girl.
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The girl’s mother, identified as 43-year-old Marchelle Pertilla, and the stepfather, 52-year-old Eugene Medrano, had been living and working in Pensacola, according to the girl.
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The girl allegedly said she had been living alone with her dogs in a mobile home on Jarrett Road since February 2025, and that she last saw her mother and stepfather on Oct. 31, 2025.
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Seven dogs in total were found on the property, as well as one canine that was discovered deceased in a closet, per the report. It further states that investigators discovered a handwritten note next to the girl's sleeping area titled, "How many times mom tells me that she can't pick me up," which was dashed around 87 times. The letter was collected as evidence, according to WALA's report.
Juvenile girl lived alone for nearly 1 year after mom, stepdad left her for Florida: cops
The girl was taken to the hospital where she told investigators she had been left alone since last February and her mother would occasionally send food deliveries to the home, but she had not seen her mother since last October.
Store employee’s call leads to child abuse investigation involving 14-year-old left alone for almost a year
Officials said the interior of the single-wide trailer was covered in urine, feces, roaches and trash. Seven dogs were found on the property, including one dog that was found dead inside a closet.
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The sheriff’s office said that when Pertilla was asked why her daughter was left alone, she claimed it was because the girl did not want to leave her service animals. It’s unclear whether any of the dogs found at the residence were service dogs.
Child lived alone with 7 dogs for nearly a year after her parents moved states and left her behind, deputies say
The worst part about these cases is the parents always seem to find some way to justify in their own minds why this is the child's fault.
Seven dogs in total were found on the property, as well as one canine that was discovered deceased in a closet, per the report. It further states that investigators discovered a handwritten note next to the girl's sleeping area titled, "How many times mom tells me that she can't pick me up," which was dashed around 87 times. The letter was collected as evidence, according to WALA's report.
Juvenile girl lived alone for nearly 1 year after mom, stepdad left her for Florida: cops
The girl was taken to the hospital where she told investigators she had been left alone since last February and her mother would occasionally send food deliveries to the home, but she had not seen her mother since last October.
Store employee’s call leads to child abuse investigation involving 14-year-old left alone for almost a year
Officials said the interior of the single-wide trailer was covered in urine, feces, roaches and trash. Seven dogs were found on the property, including one dog that was found dead inside a closet.
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The sheriff’s office said that when Pertilla was asked why her daughter was left alone, she claimed it was because the girl did not want to leave her service animals. It’s unclear whether any of the dogs found at the residence were service dogs.
Child lived alone with 7 dogs for nearly a year after her parents moved states and left her behind, deputies say
The worst part about these cases is the parents always seem to find some way to justify in their own minds why this is the child's fault.
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I just read about this, this morning. Heartbreaking and the picture of the tally marks of how many times the mother said she would come is devastating.
Edit to add: I hope they come up with more charges then what they have now.
Edit to add: I hope they come up with more charges then what they have now.
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