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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Madeline Sherratt

Mother in custody after teen daughter with autism found dead and ‘mummified’ in their home

A woman in Texas is in custody after her 19-year-old autistic daughter was found dead and “mummified” on the floor of her concrete bedroom, say officials.

Crystal Canales, 41, is facing one count of serious bodily injury to a disabled person – a second-degree felony – after officers from the Balch Springs Police Department found her child dead and emaciated at their home on the outskirts of Dallas on February 14.

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