NEWTON – A Newton woman was taken into custody yesterday after an investigation into an incident in which a child fell from a second-story window.

According to court records, on August 14, 35-year-old Angelia Michele Varner left her three children, who are all under the age of 9, alone in her apartment while she stepped outside. She was reportedly in the parking lot of the apartment complex when the youngest of the three children, who is 23 months old, fell roughly 12 feet from an open bedroom window.

Court records show that the child suffered non-life-threatening injuries, including a bruised head, and was treated in the emergency room at MercyOne Newton Medical Center. Varner allegedly told authorities that she had left the window open to cool down the apartment, and the window’s screen had been torn for several months.

Varner has been charged with Child Neglect, a class C felony, and her preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 2.