Texas Mom Leaves Young Children Alone for Days to Go on Cruise
TL;DR
A Houston mother has been charged with abandoning her two young children with intent to return after allegedly leaving them home alone for days to go on a cruise. The children, aged 8 and 6, were found in a disheveled apartment during a welfare check, and it was reported that the mother had used a video camera to monitor them remotely. The mother was arrested and the children were released into the custody of their aunt.
- Mom accused of leaving 2 young children home alone for days to go on cruise ABC News
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- Mom left kids home alone for several days while she went on a cruise, deputies say KWTX
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