Harris County mother leaves children to wed in Africa

[Midnight Mike]

Katrina evacuee mom leaves +/- 10 kids home alone to get married in Africa to a man she met on the Internet.

Harris County woman could face child endangerment charges after allegedly leaving eight children home alone while she traveled to Africa to marry a man she met on the Internet, authorities said Thursday.

Charges are pending against the woman, whose name was withheld Thursday. She reportedly flew to Nigeria on Monday, leaving the children with little food and no money.

The teen said her mother left her in charge of four siblings — a 1-year-old boy, a 7-year-old boy, an 8-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy, said Estella Olguin, a spokeswoman for Child Protective Services. The teen was also caring for a neighbor's 3-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl, Olguin said.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5426587.html

[Matt Molnar]

Oh man, I can't wait to hear the end of this to learn the "husband" was actually a Nigerian email scammer.

[T-Bird76]

Now Mike and Matt where is your romantic side?? Can't a stable mother of god knows how many find love in some far off place like the Kalahari? hehe

[hiss srq]

[Art at ISP]

Oh man, I can't wait to hear the end of this to learn the "husband" was actually a Nigerian email scammer.

Actually that was my first thought as well...... then again a woman with 8 kids probably far exceeds the baggage allowance that the man should accept......