Houston Mom Left Her 5 Children Home Alone Without Food For Hours

[Sugar Cookie]

Katerin Celeste Torres Martinez, a Greenspoint-area mother, is accused of abandoning her five young children, one of whom has serious medical needs.

Torres Martinez, 25, was arrested and charged with abandoning a child with intent to return, and endangering a child, according to records.

Authorities say Torres Martinez left all five of her children home alone for several hours, including her 3-month-old, who has to wear a colostomy bag.
The apartment manager called the police after she and a maintenance worker observed the children home alone.

Officers arrived at about 3:30 p.m. to find the 18-month-old girl walking in the parking lot with no shoes. The 3 and 4-year-old boys were outside playing, the front door was open and the 8-year-old was inside with the baby, records say.

Authorities said there was expired milk in the fridge, rice and cereal in the pantry, and nothing else.

CPS told an officer on the scene that they had closed a case on the mother just this week about allegations that she was neglecting the baby's medical care and not taking him to doctors' appointments.

Torres Martinez told police she had only been gone eight to 10 minutes to buy milk. Police said they had been there for 30 minutes before they finally reached her on the phone and believe the kids were left alone for at least four hours.

The Houston Fire Department said the baby's colostomy bag was full and it looked like it had not been changed for a day.

Authorities said the kids were taken to Texas Children's Hospital for food and evaluations.

CPS took custody of all five children and they are now in foster care. A spokeswoman added that they do not have a public record to share regarding prior history.

Houston mom left her 5 children home alone without food for hours, authorities say

When police arrived, they said they found three of the kids outside, the front door to her apartment opened, and an 8-year-old inside with a baby, who wears a colostomy bag.

abc13.com

A judge set a $50,000 bond for a mother accused of leaving her five young children home alone in the Greenspoint area for several hours. One of the children, a three-month-old boy, has serious medical needs.

Katerin Torres Martinez, 25, first appeared in probable cause court overnight. She's charged with abandoning a child with intent to return and endangering a child.

Her bond was set at $25,000 for the abandoning charge and $25,000 for the endangering charge, bringing the total to $50,000.

Judge sets $50K bond for mother accused of leaving 5 children home alone without food for hours

CPS said they had closed a different case three days before for the mother neglecting the medical care of the 3-month-old, who has a colostomy bag.

abc13.com

Can't we just spay this bitch and deport her.

 

[thatsmallgrl]

CPS told an officer on the scene that they had closed a case on the mother just this week about allegations that she was neglecting the baby's medical care and not taking him to doctors' appointments.

CPS took custody of all five children and they are now in foster care. A spokeswoman added that they do not have a public record to share regarding prior history.

So basically they didn't do their job until they were forced to do so. Cute...