The New Jersey mom accused of leaving her 12-year-old home alone for a week while she flew to Washington to get married is expected at a bail hearing this afternoon. Though a friend checked in on Sarah Haines' daughter three days after she left, neighbors became worried for the child and called the police. Investigators found the house a mess and reeking of animal urine. Haines claims she never intended to stay away that long, but her flight got canceled and she was forced to take a bus home. She was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and is being held on $100,000 bail.
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