The closet appeared to have been used frequently, with urine and feces on the floor and worn-down walls, the outlet reported, citing police. Other minors in the home told police that the ropes in ...

Child "Locked In Closet" The child's grandmother called police when she went to the home and found the 7-year-old girl confined to a closet. The closet measured less than 5-feet by 2-feet, per ...

Police in Texas are searching for Ava Marie Gonzales, a young girl who vanished in 2017, after her mother was recently arrested for allegedly locking another malnourished child in a closet for weeks.

Police also noted there was plenty of food in the apartment. Police said Gonzales is currently in custody for the case involving her malnourished 7-year-old daughter found in the closet.

Austin police learned of Ava's disappearance after responding to an emergency call on April 3 to help a 7-year-old girl who was locked in a closet starving, Constable said. He added that the child ...

Police say Ava Marie Gonzales hasn’t been seen since 2017. Now, after finding her sibling “malnourished, soiled and barricaded in a bedroom closet,” police are hoping to find the … ...

Boxes placed in front of the closet door to barricade the girl inside had a combined weight of more than 75 pounds, police said. Police are now asking for the public’s helping finding Ava.