Aussie influencer apologises after leaving baby alone in Bali hotel room while she went for a massage
An Aussie influencer has been forced to apologise after she filmed herself leaving her six-month-old baby alone in a hotel room in Bali while she went for a massage.
Self-described 'boy-mum' Taleigha Skye, who boasts 16,000 Instagram followers and has a more than 74,000-strong following on TikTok, had been enjoying a family holiday in Bali with her partner and two sons when the incident occurred.
Skye, who has been updating fans from her holiday, reportedly posted a now-deleted clip of herself heading out for a massage armed with a baby monitor, leaving her six-month-old son alone in the accommodation.
Australian influencer Taleigha Skye has been forced to apologise after leaving her six-month-old baby alone in a hotel room in Bali. Instagram/@tal3ighasky3_
The clip was then reportedly shared with a closed Facebook page Tea Time, which has a 230,000-strong following.
The Daily Mail reports that group members immediately drew comparisons to the case of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann.
McCann, three, went missing from her parents' holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007, after they left her and her two younger siblings alone in the room while they went for dinner at a nearby tapas bar.
McCann has never been found, and it remains one of the most well-known missing child cases in the world.
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Skye has been posting content from her family holiday. Instagram/@tal3ighasky3_
Many in the Tea Time community questioned Skye's decision and drew parallels to the case.
Skye later addressed the fallout in a comment she posted on her Instagram Stories, which was still visible on Tuesday.
"I want to address what's been circulating online," she wrote.
"I made a poor decision and I take full responsibility for it.
Skye now says she made a "poor decision". Instagram/@tal3ighasky3_
"Although I was only metres away from the locked resort room and had constant monitoring, I recognise that this did not make the situation safe."
Skye added that while they have "a lovely nanny here in Bali", she was "unavailable that day".
"This is not justification, just context," her post continued.
"I understand the seriousness of my actions, and I can confidently say this is the first and last time it will ever happen."
Skye has apologised for her actions. Instagram/@tal3ighasky3_
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