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 on two charges of child endangerment on Thursday after leaving her 6-year-old and 8-year-old children alone in her high-rise apartment in Houston for six days, according to the Harris County Constable’s Office – Precinct 5.
Williams allegedly left for the cruise on April 4 and returned home during the evening of April 10.
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Precinct 5 deputies 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 deputies 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 kids’ health and safety, the…