Child Abandonment

Young Children Left Alone While Mom Cruises Caribbean

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A Texas woman was apprehended last week after allegedly leaving her two young children unattended for six days while she embarked on a Caribbean cruise. Lakesha Woods Williams, 29, was arrested on two counts of child endangerment, according to local law enforcement. Williams is accused of leaving her 6-year-old and 8-year-old children alone in her high-rise apartment in Houston’s Memorial neighborhood. Authorities allege that she left her children to fly to Miami, from where she …

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Mother Abandons Her Two Kids in Parking Lot

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In a shocking incident that has sparked widespread concern, a mother from Alabama is facing child neglect charges after a distressing event in Florida. Erica Suzanna Cook, 34, was arrested for allegedly abandoning her two older children at a Florida emergency room while keeping her infant child with her. Cook, a resident of Dothan, Alabama, was apprehended last week and is now confronted with two counts of child neglect – specifically, unlawful desertion of a …

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Mother Arrested for Allegedly Abandoning Child on Interstate

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A North Dakota woman, aged 37, was apprehended this week following allegations of child abandonment. The woman, identified as Ashley Marie Johnson, is accused of leaving her 4-year-old daughter by the side of an interstate highway, dressed only in her cow-patterned onesie pajamas. Johnson was taken into custody on Tuesday, facing charges of child abandonment and neglect, both felonies, and a misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment, as confirmed by local authorities. The case against Johnson …

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