Babysitter accused of leaving children home alone appears in court

HOUSTON – A babysitter who is accused of leaving a 3-year-old and a 4-month-old home alone appeared in court Monday after bonding out of jail.

Investigators said Zenaily Vasquez-Acosta, 28, was supposed to be watching the children when she left an apartment in the 8700 block of Hammerly Boulevard without the kids.

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Houston police officers were called to do a welfare check on the kids after the 3-year-old was found wandering around the apartment's parking lot.

The 4-month-old was found in a bedroom, officers said.

Vasquez-Acosta was arrested and had her first appearance in court on charges of child endangerment.