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