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Mother, boyfriend arrested after skeletal remains along with 3 children found abandoned in SW Houston apartment

Posted at 5:50 PM, Oct 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-26 23:18:38-04

HOUSTON — An investigation is underway in Southwest Houston after skeletal remains and three children were found inside an apartment Sunday afternoon.

Authorities in Texas have reportedly ruled the death of an 8-year-old boy, whose remains were found in the Houston apartment, a homicide. It was confirmed that a teen called 911 on Sunday and said he's been living with his dead brother's corpse for a year.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said officers were dispatched to the complex located at the 3535 block of Green Crest near Addicks Clodine and Westpark Tollway.

The boy was eight years old when he died, it was confirmed that a teen called 911 on Sunday and said he's been living with his dead brother's corpse for a year.

According to Gonzalez, on Tuesday the mother of the children 35-year-old Gloria Y. Williams was charged with the felony charges of Injury to a Child by Omission, Failure to Provide Medical Care, and Failure to Provide Adequate Supervision.

Additional charges are expected to be filed and both Williams and her boyfriend, Brian W. Coulter are now in custody, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.