US EditionAustin police looking for child last seen in 2017 after sibling found locked in closet
- Austin police are searching for Ava Marie Gonzales, a 9-year-old girl last seen in December 2017 while in her mother’s custody in Austin, Texas.
- The search follows the arrest of Ava’s mother, Virginia Gonzales, 33, who was charged on April 24 with serious injury to a child after a younger sibling was found confined and malnourished in a closet.
- The 7-year-old girl was confined in a small, cramped closet measuring about 3 by 2 feet for nearly a month, receiving only a single corn dog and half a cup of water daily, which led to irreversible brain damage caused by starvation.
- Officials removed seven children from the home, placed them in foster care, and police expressed serious concern for Ava’s welfare given her sibling’s condition, sharing an age-progressed photo of Ava.
- Authorities urge community members to report any information to help locate Ava, emphasizing safety rather than punishment in efforts to protect the children involved.
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Austin police looking for child last seen in 2017 after sibling found locked in closet
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police in Austin, Texas, are asking for the public's help in finding a 9-year-old girl who has not been seen in more than seven years after her mother was accused of locking another child in a closet for "weeks at a time," according to an arrest affidavit. Ava Marie Gonzales was last seen by family in December 2017, when she was 2 years old. She was in the custody of her mother, Virginia Gonzales, at the time and was not reported…
Girl, 7, found starving and locked in wardrobe as police desperately search for two-year-old sister - The Mirror
Ava Marie Gonzales has been missing since December 2017, when she was two years old. Now, her seven-year-old sister has been discovered locked in a closet, as the mystery takes another twist
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