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ORLANDO, Fla. - The mother whose daughter fell overboard a Disney Cruise Line ship in June will not be charged with neglect.

In a July 31 memo, Broward Assistant State Attorney Melissa Kelly did not charge the girl's mother with one count of child neglect of great bodily harm after her five-year-old daughter fell overboard the Disney Dream while the ship was traveling from the Bahamas to Port Everglades on June 29.

The memo provided a timeline of the events leading up to the girl falling into the water and the investigation following.

Mom won't be charged with neglect

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Under Florida law, neglect of a child is defined as failure to provide a child with care, supervision and services necessary to maintain a child's physical an

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