Couple arrested after 9-year-old girl found with whip marks, weighed 35 pounds
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Lakendra Williams, 30, and Walter Hawthorne, 34, are seen in their booking photos.(Bexar County Sheriff’s Office)
A Texas mother and her boyfriend are facing charges after emergency workers found an extremely emaciated 9-year-old girl in their apartment.
San Antonio police arrested Walter Hawthorne, 34, and Lakendra Williams, 30, on Monday.
Their arrest came days after EMS responded to a 9-1-1 call.
Local media reported that Williams had called police saying the child had passed out.
When she was taken to the hospital doctors said the girl weighed 35 pounds, the average weight of a four-year-old.