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TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A mother accused of confining her daughter in a closet for extended periods testified at a court hearing Tuesday, after which a judge granted a motion from the Travis County District Attorney’s Office to increase her bond.
As of Wednesday morning, Virginia Gonzales faced two first-degree felony counts of injury to a child inflicting serious injury, one third-degree felony count of injury to a child, and one third-degree felony count of unlawful restraint.
Defense attorney Jesus Gabriel Hernandez represented Gonzales in the case Tuesday. He declined to comment following the hearing.
Inside the courtroom
The hearing was held in the 331st Criminal District Court, presided over by Judge Chantal Eldridge. It was held before a nearly empty gallery — KXAN was there, along with a man unrelated to the case. It began around 12:25 p.m. Tuesday and lasted around two hours…