Virginia Gonzales, a 33-year-old mother from Del Valle, Texas, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of felony injury to a child. This stems from her locking her 7-year-old daughter in a tiny closet (about 3×1.5 feet) for weeks, severely malnourishing her by providing only one corn dog and half a cup of water daily.
Abuse Details
The girl, weighing just 29 pounds when discovered by her grandmother in Austin, was soiled, emaciated with no facial fat, and had binding marks; she suffered permanent brain damage. Gonzales ordered her other six children (ages 2-14) to keep her confined as punishment for “getting into stuff” and bladder issues, while she soiled herself inside.
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