Mother in custody after teen daughter with autism found dead and ‘mummified’ in their home
Mother in custody after teen daughter with autism found dead and ‘mummified’ in their home - ‘She looked like she was in a mummified, in a mummy state of…on the floor’ said a traumatized police office
Mom Charged After 19-Year-Old Daughter with Severe Autism Was Found Dead in 'Mummified' and 'Severely Malnourished' State
Delilah Villegas, who was nonspeaking, was also found with "multiple bruises and contusions on her body,” police said
Mom Charged After Police Discovered 'Mummified' 19-Year-Old Autistic Daughter on Floor
The non-verbal autistic teen was initially thought much younger than her 19 years when police found her in a "near-fetal" position on the concrete floor of her bedroom in a state described as "mummified.
Memorial grows outside Balch Springs home where teen with autism found dead on Valentine's Day
A small memorial marks the spot where 19-year-old Delilah Villegas was discovered dead in a Balch Springs home.
Mother arrested after daughter, 19, with autism found ‘mummified’ on bedroom floor
BALCH SPRINGS, Texas (KTVT) - A small memorial and a sense of sadness remain outside the Texas home where a 19-year-old woman with autism was found dead on Valentine’s Day. Police say they found 19-year-old Delilah Villegas, who had autism and was nonverbal, dead Feb. 14 inside a home in Balch Springs.
Family speaks out after 19-year-old Balch Springs woman with autism found dead, mother behind bars
Balch Springs Police arrested Crystal Canales and charged her with serious bodily injury to a disabled person.
‘Unrecognizable as a 19-year-old’: Mother arrested after daughter with severe autism is found dead and ‘mummified’
"Crystal insisted that Delilah had been breathing before first responders arrived and claimed she had eaten a handful of Goldfish crackers earlier that day."
Balch Springs mother arrested after teenage autistic daughter found emaciated and dead
Crystal Canales called 911 to report her daughter was having trouble breathing. Investigators found the girl deceased and said she'd been that way for some time.
Balch Springs police arrest mom after autistic daughter found dead
A woman was arrested after Balch Springs police found her autistic, adult daughter malnourished and dead inside her home.
North Texas mother arrested after daughter with autism found dead, malnourished
Crystal Canales' 19-year-old daughter was found dead inside her bedroom, showing signs of severe neglect and untreated injuries.
Balch Springs mom arrested for ‘severely malnourished’ daughter’s death
The mother of a 19-year-old autistic girl from Balch Springs is in jail facing charges related to her death on Valentine’s Day.
Severely autistic teen found dead in ‘mummified’ state as mom is charged
The teen, who had been dead no more than a day, had large cuts and bedsores all over her body “exposing decaying limbs and even some of the bones” from her shoulder, arm and leg, a police ...
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Balch Springs police give update on death of malnourished 19-year-old
Balch Springs police are expected to release more information about the investigation into a 19-year-old autistic girl who ...
North Texas mom arrested in connection with death of teen daughter with autism, police say
Delilah Villegas had been dead for several hours before first responders arrived. She appeared severely malnourished with ...