Couple Left Toddlers Home Alone Twice In One Night To Go Drinking

Couple Left Toddlers Home Alone Twice In One Night To Go Drinking

A Texas couple faces felony charges after leaving their two toddlers home alone — not once, but twice — to go out drinking near Weatherford. Officers responded around midnight Sunday, finding a 3-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl alone in their southwest Parker County home. Investigators say the parents first left around 8 p.m. Saturday for dinner, returned home, then abandoned the children again to visit a local bar. Child Protective Services removed the children, who are now staying with family during the ongoing investigation. Both parents were arrested and charged with Child Abandonment with Intent to Return, with bonds set at $5,000 each. Story URL