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CORPUS CHRISTI - Police found a 3-year-old little girl, alone and locked in a bathroom at the Sawgrass Apartments in the 6300 block of Meadowvista around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Her parents were nowhere to be found.
Police responded after neighbors said they could hear her screaming for hours. When police arrived, the front door was locked, so they had to break a window to get inside. They found the little girl locked up inside the master bathroom.
Police said the little girl was likely locked up for hours before they arrived. She had no food, and that's not all they found.
"...different types of injuries that were in different stages of healing, bruises and so-forth," Lt. Isaac Valencia of CCPD said, adding that there was a strong indication of previous abuse.
The toddler was taken to Driscoll Children's Hospital, where she remained in good condition Monday afternoon.
When she's released, Child Protective Services officials said she'll be placed in temporary foster care. Police said they have made contact with the child's father, but only over the phone.
He said he had no idea about the child being left alone. Investigators said they aren't sure about the dad's story, and they're hoping to locate the child's mother, who hasn't been seen for a day or two.
"This is extremely strange, very suspicious," Valencia said. "We want to speak with the mother and make sure she's okay."
As of Monday afternoon, police said they can't be certain that the mother is okay.
Residents who live at the apartment complex said they've seen the man and woman who live in the apartment, but never knew they had a child.
"It's strange, because, I know the people who live here, but I've never seen a little girl," Tami Garcia, one resident, said.
The couple was new to the complex, and neighbors said they only lived there a few weeks. Their car is still parked outside.
"The ones who drive that car are a guy and a girl," Melinda Trejo, apartment resident, said, noting that she had never seen them with a baby. "Never, it's always them; they leave and come back. It's them."
CORPUS CHRISTI - Police found a 3-year-old little girl, alone and locked in a bathroom at the Sawgrass Apartments in the 6300 block of Meadowvista around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Her parents were nowhere to be found.
Police responded after neighbors said they could hear her screaming for hours. When police arrived, the front door was locked, so they had to break a window to get inside. They found the little girl locked up inside the master bathroom.
Police said the little girl was likely locked up for hours before they arrived. She had no food, and that's not all they found.
"...different types of injuries that were in different stages of healing, bruises and so-forth," Lt. Isaac Valencia of CCPD said, adding that there was a strong indication of previous abuse.
The toddler was taken to Driscoll Children's Hospital, where she remained in good condition Monday afternoon.
When she's released, Child Protective Services officials said she'll be placed in temporary foster care. Police said they have made contact with the child's father, but only over the phone.
He said he had no idea about the child being left alone. Investigators said they aren't sure about the dad's story, and they're hoping to locate the child's mother, who hasn't been seen for a day or two.
"This is extremely strange, very suspicious," Valencia said. "We want to speak with the mother and make sure she's okay."
As of Monday afternoon, police said they can't be certain that the mother is okay.
Residents who live at the apartment complex said they've seen the man and woman who live in the apartment, but never knew they had a child.
"It's strange, because, I know the people who live here, but I've never seen a little girl," Tami Garcia, one resident, said.
The couple was new to the complex, and neighbors said they only lived there a few weeks. Their car is still parked outside.
"The ones who drive that car are a guy and a girl," Melinda Trejo, apartment resident, said, noting that she had never seen them with a baby. "Never, it's always them; they leave and come back. It's them."