Wis. mother whose 3 kids died in fire after being left alone sentenced to 18 years in prison
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Wisconsin woman whose three children died in a house fire after she left them alone has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Twenty-five-year-old Angelica D. Belen, of West Allis, was sentenced Friday in the April 11 deaths of her 5-year-old daughter, Nayeli Colon, and her 4-year-old twin sons, Adrian and Alexis Colon.
Court documents say the children had been locked in a bedroom for hours before they died. Belen told investigators she locked them in the room because she needed to go to a new job and didn't want them wrecking the house or getting outside where neighbors would see they were unattended.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Child welfare workers had repeatedly warned Belen about leaving the children alone, and she had previously been charged with child neglect.