How Did No One See Kids Left Alone With Brother's Skeleton?
As Houston police investigate the house of horrors where three children and a skeleton of a fourth were abandoned found in “deplorable” conditions, one thing is becoming clear: Warning signs were missed.
The siblings, who range in age from 7 to 15, had not been enrolled in school since May 2020. A neighbor found the older boy sleeping in a playground. Another neighbor complained about the persistent foul odor coming from the apartment.
In the end, it was the teen who had been caring for the three younger kids— in the absence of any adults—who summoned police to the home over the weekend.
What they found was something that Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said was a shocking scenario he had never seen in all his years in law enforcement.
The skeletal remains of a 9-year-old who had died as long as a year ago were inside the apartment with his three surviving brothers, two of whom were deemed malnourished.
Police located the boys’ mother and her boyfriend and questioned the pair, but then released them. Authorities have not explained why the kids were alone, how they survived on their own, how one of them died, or how no one noticed what was happening.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/warning-signs-were-missed-in-houston-home-where-siblings-were-abandoned-with-brothers-skeleton?ref=home
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Bigger question: why were mother & BF released, and how badly did CPS drop this ball?
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