Doomsday mother charged with leaving children at Croatian orphanage

A Utah mother, Elleshia Anne Seymour, 35, was arrested in Croatia for allegedly kidnapping her four children and leaving them in an orphanage. She faces four counts of custodial interference after taking the children abroad without their fathers’ consent. Authorities discovered her abandoned apartment and plans suggesting she believed in doomsday prophecies. The children’s father, Kendall Seymour, is currently in Croatia working to secure their release from government custody.

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