Man accused of temporarily abandoning his kids at North Miami Burger King

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Yves Benjamin. (Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation)

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – A 69-year-old antheral was arrested Wednesday aft helium dropped disconnected his kids successful the playground country of a Burger King successful North Miami and past left, authorities said.

According to an apprehension study from the North Miami Police Department, the incidental occurred Wednesday nighttime astatine the Burger King located astatine 12790 NW Seventh Ave.

Police said the manager called constabulary aft noticing that 2 young kids were unsocial successful the playground country with nary big present.

A responding serviceman said the children, ages 4 and 9, were recovered successful a “dirty state,” said they were thirsty and claimed that their begetter had told them that they could play determination for 10 much minutes.

They were fixed foodstuff astatine the edifice earlier their father, Yves Benjamin, returned, authorities confirmed.

According to police, Benjamin returned to the accelerated nutrient edifice astatine 8:05 p.m., and surveillance video showed helium had near astatine 7:28 p.m.

He claimed helium had asked a “random” big determination to ticker his children, but each big wrong the edifice confirmed they had not been approached by Benjamin, the study stated.

According to the report, Benjamin “failed to supply indispensable care, supervision, food, oregon water” for his kids during his absence.

He was arrested connected a kid neglect charge.

As of Thursday morning, Benjamin was being held astatine the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center wherever online jailhouse records listed his enslaved arsenic “to beryllium set.”