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Jenifer Jain

Shocking Twist: Girl Missing for 6 Years After Mum Caught Locking Sister in Closet—Police Fear the Worst

Photo by Austin Police Department

A frantic search is now underway for nine-year-old Ava Marie Gonzales, who hasn’t been seen since she was just two years old, yet was never even reported missing. Her name only resurfaced after Texas police uncovered a deeply disturbing case involving her younger sister.

Everything came to light in early April, when officers responded to a 911 call about a child locked in a bedroom closet. The seven-year-old girl was found in a horrific state—malnourished, soiled, and barricaded in, according to the arrest affidavit. It was then that police arrested her mother, Virginia Gonzales, charging her with injury to a child and serious bodily harm, reported Metro.co.uk.

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