The ‘runaway’ label sometimes means a missing child isn’t treated as an emergency – but experts say any child or teen who doesn’t come home is potentially in danger.

Three children are recovering and receiving support after being found living in deplorable conditions after their mother, 34-year-old Kelli Bryant of Pontiac, allegedly abandoned them for years.

According to the sheriff, the suspect dropped her off at a park the next day, where a family member found her.

At Grimsby Crown Court, Judge Gurdial Singh said it was a "drug-fuelled crime spree." Prosecuting, Oliver Connor said Burns ...