Saturday, July 5, 2025 - A Texas mother is accused of endangering her children’s lives after leaving them home alone before their house caught fire.
According to the Texarkana Texas Police Department, Hilda
Xona Cojoc, 29, was arrested last Sunday, June 29 in connection with a house
fire and her two young boys being home alone at the time.
First responders said they were called that afternoon about
a house fire in the 1900 block of Walnut Street.
Flames were shooting from the roof when firefighters
arrived.
Police said a neighbor helped the two boys, ages 7 and 10, get to safety across
the street once they were alerted to the smoke and flames.
Officers said they spoke to the boys at the scene, who told
them that their mom had left them home alone around 8 a.m. to go to work.
Cojoc returned home after hearing what happened, and she was
then taken into custody.
The 29-year-old was booked into the Bi-State Jail for
abandoning/endangering a child, with her bond set at $150,000.
The two boys are currently in the care of child protective
services, officials said.
“We’re just incredibly grateful this didn’t turn into
something even worse. This could have ended in absolute tragedy,” the police
department said.
Fire crews were able to extinguish the flames, with the
cause of the fire remaining under investigation.
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