A Brady woman is facing a child abuse charge after a young boy was found wandering around Brady unsupervised.

At around 11:30 a.m., on July 18, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a young boy was walking around the village unsupervised.

It was reported that the boy was four or five years old, and was walking downtown looking for his mother.  Concerned citizens spoke to the boy and kept him safe until deputies arrived.

Upon arrival, deputies took the boy home and discovered that nobody was there.

Eventually, they were able to contact the boy’s mother, 36-year-old Frederica Keffer.

Keffer advised that she had a meeting and could not find a babysitter, so she left the boy home alone.

Following further investigation, Keffer was charged with child abuse.

The boy was placed in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.