(FOX NEWS) - An Iowa mother was arrested Thursday, charged with leaving her four young children at home while she traveled to Europe.
Police were called to the Johnston home of 30-year-old Erin Lee Macke on Sept. 21 after receiving a report that children had been left unsupervised, the Des Moines Register reported.
While conducting a welfare check, police found Macke's four children - two 12-year-olds, a 6-year-old and a 7-year-old -- alone.
Police discovered that Macke left the U.S. a day earlier and wasn't set to return until Oct. 1, the Register reported. She did not arrange any supervision for the children, authorities said.
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