The parents of a 'filthy and freezing' five-year-old girl allowed her to run around the edge of a Cornish mine partially clothed while they got drunk and stoned.
Paranormal investigators raised the alarm after spotting the girl with a blanket wrapped around her in Cornwall last summer, reports Cornwall Live.
Both defendants, who are from Essex and cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to cruelty to a person under 16 at Truro Crown Court.
The dad also admitted to possession of cannabis. Prosecuting the case, Hollie Gilbery, said police received a 999 call from paranormal investigators at Wheal Frances Mine near Four Lanes.
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