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A mother of two in Texas is behind bars after she allegedly left her young children home alone for nearly a week while she went on a cruise.
Lakesha Woods Williams, 29, was arrested Thursday on two counts of child endangerment after leaving her 6- and 8-year-old children alone in her Houston high-rise apartment for six days, according to county police. of Harris. Office – Precinct 5.
Williams allegedly left for the cruise on April 4 and returned home during the afternoon of April 10.
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District 5 officers responded to Williams’ apartment in the 9700 block of Katy Freeway on April 9 after receiving a call from someone concerned about the two children.
When officers entered the apartment, the children, who were alone, said their mother was on a cruise.
Paramedics and Child Protective Services were then called to the home to check on the children’s health and safety, the sheriff’s office said.
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“We are still piecing together the facts and circumstances of how these children were left alone for several days,” Officer Ted Heap said in a Facebook post. “But the important thing is that they are now safe and those responsible must be held accountable for leaving these children in an unsafe situation.”
Heap added that both children are now in the care of a relative.
Williams was arrested and booked into the Harris County Detention Center the day after returning to her apartment. Her bail is set at $25,000.
Jail records show he is due in court on Monday.
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