by Jeroslyn JoVonn
April 17, 2024
Houston mom who left her two younger youngsters at dwelling alone to embark on a cruise blames her cousin.
A mom in Houston, Texas who was arrested for leaving her two younger youngsters at dwelling alone to embark on a cruise trip is trying responsible her cousin.
Lakesha Woods Williams, 29, had her $25,000 bond upheld on Monday, April 15, after she was charged for leaving her 6 and 8-year-old children at dwelling whereas she went on a cruise, KHOU stories. Williams says she paid her cousin to look at her youngsters whereas she was away for practically every week however he allegedly took the cash and by no means got here to babysit.
“You left your youngster unattended for 4 days,” Assistant District Lawyer Keegan Childers requested.
“Let’s say you permit the nation out on a visit, and the cousin doesn’t go to care for the youngsters. If that is actually a airplane flight like she says it’s, wouldn’t you as a father or mother be on the primary airplane again instantly?”
Neighbors say they noticed Williams leaving with baggage on April 4 and by no means return. Police performed a welfare verify on the luxurious high-rise condo advanced on Katy Freeway on April 9 after a witness revealed neighbors’ issues that the youngsters have been dwelling alone.
Authorities discovered the brother and sister alone contained in the condo that was in full “disarray,” with trash and leftover meals throughout and a scent of urine, courtroom information state. The youngsters advised police that their mom left on April 4 they usually didn’t know when she can be again.
A digital camera was discovered that Williams used to look at and talk with the youngsters and the boy additionally had a cellphone to textual content his mom whereas she was away. When deputies with the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Workplace tried monitoring down Williams, she reportedly failed to reply and continued to vary her whereabouts.
Williams was arrested on Thursday, April 11, and charged with youngster abandonment with intent to return. On Friday, April 12, she was given the $25,000 bond with a choose ruling to uphold the bond on Monday calling the case “egregious.” The youngsters are at present with Williams’ sister and a protecting order was positioned to stop the mom from speaking with or being close to her son or daughter, ABC Houston stories.
“We take these youngster abuse circumstances very critically,” Asst. District Lawyer Keegan Childers mentioned. “Even if you happen to’re appearing negligently, it’s not an excuse.”
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