A Texas woman faces child endangerment charges after police officials said she left her young children alone so she could go on a cruise.
Harris County Constable Precinct 5 says Lakesha Woods Williams, 29, was arrested last week.
They say she left her 6-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son alone in her high-rise apartment complex April 4.
On April 9 deputies found the children alone in the apartment, and they told deputies their mother was on a cruise.
Paramedics and CPS were called to the scene to check on the kids' health and safety after neighbors expressed concern.
"The apartment was in complete disarray and had trash and left-over food all over the unit," and had a "very potent smell of urine" a criminal complaint reported.
The children had a phone and a webcam to communicate with their mother while she was away, according to the complaint.
Other residents said this was not the first time that Williams left the children alone, the charging document stated.
Williams returned to the apartment on the night of April 10 and was arrested the following day.
"We are still putting together the facts and circumstances of how these children were left alone for several days," said Constable Ted Heap. "The important thing is they are safe now and those responsible should be held accountable for leaving these kids in an unsafe situation."
Both children are now in the care of a relative, authorities said.
Williams is being held on $25,000 bail according to Harris County Jail records. She is due back in court on Monday.
