Parents arrested for leaving 11-year-old daughter home alone for 'almost a week' while they attended concert 1,300 miles away
A Texas couple has been arrested by police for leaving their 11-year-old daughter alone at home so they could travel 1,300 miles to attend a concert. The parents, 48-year-old John Guerrero and 39-year-old Virginia Yearnd, were apprehended by the police on Monday when they returned to their Houston home from a concert by English rock band Godflesh in Detroit, Michigan. According to court documents, they left for the concert on Wednesday, August 22, leaving their pre-teen alone for almost an entire week.
The Houston Chronicle, citing a statement from the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office, reported that the pair has been charged with felony child endangerment. The crime came to light after the child's great-aunt discovered that the 11-year-old had been left alone at home and alerted authorities to the parents' absence on Thursday morning.