Lakesha Woods Williams, 29, allegedly left her six and eight-year-old children home alone for nearly a week while she went on a cruise. Police officers found the children alone in a high-rise apartment in Houston, Texas.
They discovered a web camera and cell phone that the mother was using to "check in" on her children while she was out and about. "These children were left unattended for many days and put in danger," chief prosecutor for the 209th District Court, Keegan Childers, told US-American broadcaster. "They had to fend for themselves, feed themselves, take care of themselves, and what if someone had broken in? What if there was a bad neighbor? There are a number of horror and nightmare scenarios that could have occurred," he said. The children were in good health, the fire department noted. The youth welfare office handed the two over to their aunt, who is a relative of the mother. The mother was arrested after the cruise to Puerto Rico.