Authorities in Texas claimed they are trying to find a missing out on 9-year-old woman that hasn’t been seen in over 7 years whose loss was discovered after the youngster’s mom was apprehended for supposedly securing her 7-year-old child in a wardrobe for weeks.
Virginia Marie Gonzales, 33, of Austin, was apprehended on a fee of injury to a kid after the 7-year-old woman was discovered “secured a wardrobe and depriving” last month, according to Austin Investigative Russell Constable.
The woman’s granny called authorities after she discovered the youngster “malnourished, stained and defended in a bed room storage room” on April 3, according to the apprehension warrant testimony. The granny had actually mosted likely to the home after Gonzales was apprehended for cannabis belongings, according to the testimony.
The Austin Authorities Division launched this reservation picture of Virginia Gonzales.
Austin Authorities Division
Gonzales supposedly defended her youngster in the storage room for a month, feeding her a hotdog or corn canine in the early morning and night and half a mug of water daily, according to the testimony.
The woman was promptly required to a regional health center for clinical therapy, where she was discovered to evaluate 29 extra pounds and had indications of malnutrition, according to the testimony. She is presently recouping, Constable claimed, calling the situation “mentally hard.”
There were 6 various other kids in the home in between the ages of 2 and 14 that seemed literally healthy and balanced, authorities claimed. Though throughout the examination, authorities discovered that there was a 8th youngster, Ava Marie Gonzales, that was not inside the home and had actually not been seen by friend or family considering that December 2017, when she was 2 and in the protection of her mom, authorities claimed.
” Austin Authorities Division’s missing out on individual investigators are seriously worried regarding Ava’s well-being, offered the conditions in which Ava’s 7-year-old brother or sister was discovered,” Constable claimed.
The Austin Authorities Division launched an image of Ava Gonzales at the age of 2.
Austin Authorities Division
ABC Information connected to Gonzales’ lawyer and did not promptly get a reaction. She is being kept in the Travis Area Correctional Complicated on $75,000 bond and has a court hearing arranged following week, online prison and court documents reveal.
Ava has actually not been reported missing out on by her mom or any person else, Constable claimed.
Constable claimed the woman’s mom has actually “offered clashing info to several member of the family” regarding Ava’s location, and authorities are requesting any person that might have seen her or recognizes where she is to find ahead.
Authorities have actually not recognized her daddy, he claimed.
Constable claimed Gonzales has actually offered authorities some info concerning her absent youngster that they are attempting to support.
” We’re intending to obtain some even more info and attempt to determine where she is,” he claimed.
As for Austin authorities realize, none of Gonzales’ kids are signed up in college, Constable claimed.
The Austin Authorities Division launched an age-progressed picture of Ava Gonzales today at the age of 9.
Austin Authorities Division
Authorities launched an age-progressed picture of Ava, that has brownish hair and brownish eyes.
Anybody with info is asked to email ava@austintexas.gov or can anonymously call Criminal activity Stoppers at 512-572-8477.
ABC Information’ Amanda Morris added to this record.
