IPad mini is not charging, displays only blank screen

Hello!
My mom's month-old iPad mini suddenly refused to charge. She charged it last night when the battery display claimed that the batter was down to 5%. She checked her iPad a few hours after she plugged it in for charging, and claimed that it was still working. She left it charing while she was asleep, but when she woke up this morning, the screen was blank. I tried pressing (and holding) the power button, charging it in different sockets around the house, charging it via my MBP.. and so far, no change.
When the iPad mini was handed to me this morning, it was already blank. All I've got is really a second-hand account of what happened, so I can't offer any more detail than that. I'd appreciate it if anyone can offer some insight on what happened, or suggestions on what to do.
And before I forget, we reside outside of the US, and it is difficult to have the unit shipped back to the US so that the guys at the Apple stores can look at it.

Hello!
My mom's month-old iPad mini suddenly refused to charge. She charged it last night when the battery display claimed that the batter was down to 5%. She checked her iPad a few hours after she plugged it in for charging, and claimed that it was still working. She left it charing while she was asleep, but when she woke up this morning, the screen was blank. I tried pressing (and holding) the power button, charging it in different sockets around the house, charging it via my MBP.. and so far, no change.
When the iPad mini was handed to me this morning, it was already blank. All I've got is really a second-hand account of what happened, so I can't offer any more detail than that. I'd appreciate it if anyone can offer some insight on what happened, or suggestions on what to do.
And before I forget, we reside outside of the US, and it is difficult to have the unit shipped back to the US so that the guys at the Apple stores can look at it.

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