2 arrested in death of boy whose remains were found in apartment

HOUSTON, Texas — A parent and her fellow person been arrested successful transportation with the decease of the woman’s 8-year-old lad whose assemblage was near to beryllium successful a Texas flat for astir a year, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced Tuesday evening that 31-year-old Brian W. Coulter has been charged with the execution of the lad who was recovered dormant Sunday successful a Houston apartment, wherever the child’s 3 brothers had been living.

The children’s mom, 35-year-old Gloria Y. Williams, has besides been charged with wounded to a kid by omission, and tampering with grounds involving a quality corpse, according to Gonzalez.

Additional charges are expected to beryllium filed.

The sheriff says his officers discovered the skeletal remains astatine the flat aft receiving a telephone telephone from the deceased boy’s 15-year-old brother.

“Our deputies received a telephone telephone from a 15-year-old kid who advised that his member had been dormant for a twelvemonth and his assemblage was successful an flat portion astatine 3535 Green Crest adjacent Westpark Tollway,” said Gonzalez astatine a property conference.

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences says the deceased kid suffered aggregate blunt unit injuries and is believed to person died astir Thanksgiving 2020.

The 2 different surviving boys were 7 and 10 years old, according to the sheriff’s office.

The sheriff says the boys appeared malnourished and showed signs of carnal injury. All 3 were transported to an country infirmary to beryllium assessed and treated for their injuries. Child Protective Services is assisting with caring for the kids.

During a tribunal proceeding connected Wednesday KTKR reports that the 2 younger brothers testified that their mother’s fellow kicked and punched their 8-year-old member until helium stopped moving and had achromatic eyes. They besides reportedly said Coulter past covered the boy’s assemblage with a blanket.

“For galore bureau veterans, it was the astir disturbing country they’ve worked successful their full instrumentality enforcement career,” said Gonzalez. “It seemed excessively horrific to beryllium real. It’s hard to adjacent explicate to you that feeling. Our investigators instantly began piecing unneurotic what happened and trying to unfold a seemingly senseless decease of a kid who was expected to beryllium loved and cared for. And trying to recognize unspeakable surviving conditions for the dormant child’s siblings who were near unsocial for months to fend for each other.”