Woman charged with abandoning 2 young children in Harris County motel, police say

HOUSTON – A woman accused of abandoning her two young children at a motel in Harris County is expected to be in court on Wednesday. 

According to court documents, Shaniquea Smith, 23,  is accused of leaving her 1-year-old in the care of her 8-year-old at the Champions Lodge Motel at 4726 FM 1960. 

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The documents claim that Smith left her children alone in the motel room without any food or water and in reach of a large butcher knife. 

Smith is charged with abandoning a child with intent to return and is being held in the Harris County jail on a $5,000 bond.