Posted on 10/25/2021 9:15:52 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Harris County sheriff said the three surviving children had been 'fending for each other,' with the oldest sibling caring for the other two....
The skeletal remains of a child, and three surviving siblings who appear to have been abandoned, were found inside an apartment in the Houston area, a sheriff said.
One of the children, a 15-year-old, called the Harris County Sheriff's Office on Sunday afternoon and told authorities that his 9-year-old brother had been dead for a year and the body was inside the apartment, the office said in a statement.
Deputies responded and found the teen, and two other siblings ages 10 and 7, living alone in the apartment, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez told reporters. The other child's skeletal remains were also located.
“It appears that the remains had been there for an extended period of time. And I emphasize extended,” Gonzalez said.
The sheriff said it also appeared that the surviving children were “fending for each other,” with the oldest sibling caring for the younger two. It was unclear whether any of the kids were attending school.
The younger children appeared to be malnourished and had physical injuries, the statement said. All three siblings were taken to a hospital to be assessed and treated.
The mother of the children and her boyfriend were later located, authorities said. Both were being questioned.
Neighbors expressed shock and disbelief when they learned about the children. Kayla Williams told the Houston Chronicle that she has two children, but she doesn't plan to tell them what happened.
“I don’t need to put this in their heads,” she said. “This is crazy.”
This is a really strange story. Like, for example: Who was paying the rent? One article said that when they contacted the apartment managers, they wouldn’t pick up the phone. Uh, wow. My experience with apartment managers is that if you’re two weeks late on your rent, you’re gone.
Questioned?!
Getting married and having children used to be viewed as a sign of success in this country.
The homosexuals have destroyed that notion to protect their fragile egos.
Jesus gonna be really pissed about stuff like this.
Maybe no one, because of the moratorium on evictions?
Nobody was paying rent ——— COVID eviction moratorium
UMMMM NO... what about the Covid “eviction moratorium”, that went on for months on end?
WTactualF??? nightmare fuel... Prayers up
I just now thought of that. But still!
Heartbreaking news.
Do I need to ask about the race?
I hope I’m wrong, though.
Interview of 15-year-old:
Interviewer: So, you’re trying to take care of your siblings against incredible odds. No adults helping. Your dead brother turning into a skeleton right before your eyes. It had to be pure hell.
15yo: Yeah.
Int: So, why didn’t you try to get your mom to come and take care of you?
15yo: NO! NO! NO! IS SHE HERE?! KEEP HER AWAY!!!!
Let’s face it, the kids are likely better off without her.
I just read that she and the ‘boyfriend’ have been released with no charges filed. Unbelievable.
burn them...
They obviously weren’t permanently abandoned. It was just a frequent and protracted absences by mom and whomever.
I would be questioning the mom with a baseball bat.
The Covid eviction moratorium.
Is that still in place? Must be very difficult for regular people who rent out space on their property to people they find out are deadbeats.
The big developers will get by just fine. As usual, the “little people” will be the ones that pay.
What is up with “journalists” these days?
Who is Kayla Williams?
The 5 Ws: Who, What, When, Where and Why.
So we don’t know who Ms. Williams is or why her statement should have any credibility.
“Questioned?!”
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Questioned...then immediately arrested and put in jail awaiting trial.
“Jesus gonna be really pissed about stuff like this.”
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No. And I don’t believe that His Father is none too happy about it either.
The man downstairs may be eagerly awaiting them, however.
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