Mom accused of leaving two young children home alone for days to go on cruise

A Texas mother has been arrested after allegedly leaving her two young children home for days to go on a cruise, court records show.

Lakesha Williams, 29, of Houston, has been charged with abandoning a child with intent to return, a felony.

Neighbors at her high-rise apartment building reportedly saw Williams leave with luggage on April 4 but "never saw her return," according to the complaint.

Deputies conducted a welfare check on Tuesday, five days after Williams allegedly left, and found an 8-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl alone in the apartment, the complaint stated.

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[gettygets]

People just don’t have integrity, maturity, common sense and refuse to grow up!

[mikemiller]

That Just happened with a woman who left a toddler home alone who starved top death..as the mother took a vacation.

[shawnlawrence]

You can afford the cost of the cruise BUT cannot afford the cost for baby sitter services. How could you even enjoy the cruise knowing that you just abandoned your CHILDREN!

[treasam]

Remember one month ago another mother left her one year old baby alone for 10 days and starved her to death while she was dating and enjoying with her boyfriends ! How horrible! These kind women should get long years of vacation in the prison!

[flame-sky]

But men go to jail if they don't pay child support. Sometimes the mother isn't the best fit to have total custody of the children.

[treasam]

How can a mother do this to kids! She is not a mother but evil !

[shawnlawrence]

What an absolute dereliction of Duty of a parent to a child and it's the mother you just leave your kids for a few days because you prioritize a damn cruise over your children what kind of motherly instinct is that.

[Nicki]

how disgusting the mother had no business going on a cruise if she was going to just leave her children at home alone why not get a babysitter or a family member to take care of them

[itbeme]

Where are the children's fathers?

[cindythomas]

Omg what is happening in this country with parents !!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[deannealbrecht]

They're obviously not GenX are they. That was the norm. For some of us.

[Cantudreams]

What a selfish person she needs real jail time and those kids needs a loving home

[lesteralexander]

I hope she stays in jail a long time. That's just messed up if it's true

[angelmarshall]

That what she get for leaving her kids.

[treasam]

This happen often, just one month ago, another woman went dating and vocation leaving a one year old baby to starve to death while she enjoyed her life! Pure evil 😢

[jmory]

There are no excuses for leaving your kids by themselves. I hope she gets the maximum amount of time in prison for abandoning her kids.

[MariaReyes-nbeg]

The Mother should have got a Babysitter

[scottprather]

Now Mom gets to go on a different kind of vacation 😫

[tempusedaxrerum]

I Will Die On This Hill When I Say Single Father's Make Better Parents Than Single Mothers. 🤷‍♂️

[espnluver]

That’s the Mom of the Year rite there!!