NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — A woman is facing charges after police said they found her children living in a home with drugs, little food and a wild animal upstairs.
Melanie Gigliotti, of New Kensington, is charged with child endangerment.
Police initially went to Gigliotti’s house on Freeport Road for a domestic call and found her “disoriented” and “staggering” outside, according to a criminal complaint. When they went inside, they found heroin on the coffee table in reach of the children.
A space heater, which was plugged into a neighbor's home with an extension cord, was the only source of heat at the home, police said. There was no electricity or water.
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Police said the children were not dressed for the 49-degree weather inside the home and were eating uncooked ramen noodle packets.
The children were digging through dirty clothes to find warm clothes, according to police.
Police said a raccoon was spotted upstairs.