Parents arrested for leaving their daughter, 11, home alone for days

Parents are arrested for leaving their daughter, 11, home alone for FIVE days while they attended a rock concert 1,300 miles away

  • Texas parents John Guerrero, 48, and Virginia Yearnd, 39, were arrested Monday
  • The couple left their 11-year-old daughter home alone for five days while they were across the country for a Godflesh concert
  • The child’s aunt reported the incident to police Thursday, a day after the pair left
  • The pair were arrested and jailed Monday after they arrived home from the trip 
  • They have been charged with second-degree felony child endangerment

A Texas couple were Monday arrested after police received a call from a concerned family member that the two left their 11-year-old daughter home alone to attend a concert across the country.

Police in Harris County said John Guerrero, 48, and Virginia Yearnd, 39, left their Houston home Wednesday and drove to Detroit to see English industrial metal band, Godflesh, in concert.

The pair had been away for fivedays while their 11-year-old daughter was home alone.

Virginia Yearnd, 39

John Guerrero, 48, and Virginia Yearnd, 39, left their daughter home alone for five days when they went to Detroit to see English industrial metal band, Godflesh, in concert

The pair returned home Monday, when they were arrested, for leaving their 11-year-old daughter (pictured) home alone for almost a week

The pair returned home Monday, when they were arrested, for leaving their 11-year-old daughter (pictured) home alone for almost a week

The aunt of the young girl reported the incident to police on Thursday. 

When police arrived the the home, they said the child was trying to cook food on her own, according to the Houston Chronicle.

The couple were arrested Monday after they arrived back home.

The aunt of the young girl reported the incident to police on Thursday

The aunt of the young girl reported the incident to police on Thursday

Guerrero and Yearnd were booked Monday to the Harris County Jail without bond

Guerrero and Yearnd were booked Monday to the Harris County Jail without bond

Yearnd reportedly told police she asked another family member to check on her child, but they never showed up to do so.

Guerrero and Yearnd were booked Monday to the Harris County Jail without bond.

They have been charged with second-degree felony child endangerment.

Further investigation is underway. 

Guerrero and Yearnd traveled 1,300 miles to see Englishmetal band, Godflesh, in concert

Guerrero and Yearnd traveled 1,300 miles to see Englishmetal band, Godflesh, in concert

 

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