William Cody Brown, 32, and Alicia Sophia Aguillon, 28, are each charge with injury to a child with intentional bodily injury.
On Aug. 27, an affidavit states an officer with the Temple Police Department responded to McClane Children’s Hospital on reports of possible child neglect.
When police arrived, the affidavit states they spoke with a social worker who said an 8-year-old boy was brought in for a routine appointment for cystic fibrosis by his mother, Aguillon, and his stepfather, Brown.
The pulmonologist, a doctor specializing in lung conditions and respiratory diseases, in charge of the boy’s care noticed he had lost about 17% of his body weight in three months, according to the affidavit.
The doctor, according to the affidavit, said boy’s weight loss was not caused by his cystic fibrosis.
The boy was asked if he got to eat when he was hungry and he responded no, the affidavit states.
The boy continued, saying his parents got to eat dinner every day but he only got to eat sometimes, the affidavit alleges.
According to the affidavit, the boy asked for snack and the doctor provided him one.
The doctor, according to the affidavit, noticed Aguillon was irritated that her son was given snack, despite her mentioning that she was unable to feed him breakfast due to being late to the appointment.
Aguillon also told the doctor that her son had been sneaking out and was found in dumpsters, the affidavit states.
The boy was admitted to the hospital for malnutrition and his parents remained with him for about one hour before leaving him unattended, the affidavit alleges.
While at the hospital, the affidavit states a CPS investigator interviewed the boy who said there is a camera in his room at home and a lock on his door to prevent him from sneaking out.
When the investigator asked the boy why he would sneak out, the affidavit states he did so to find food and one time was eating trash in a dumpster. The boy said when he was found by Brown, he spanked the boy so hard it left red marks, the affidavit states.
Police made contact with the CPS investigator and attempted to interview Aguillon and her two other children, aged 6 and 3, to which Aguillon refused, the affidavit states.
Authorities noticed the 6-year-old and 3-year-old children showed signs of malnutrition and were admitted to the hospital, according to the affidavit.
At the hospital, the affidavit alleges the 6-year-old was given a SANE exam where they said Aguillon and Brown would hit them with a stick when they tried to sneak into the kitchen to get food. The 6-year-old also said Brown told the 8-year-old boy he was not allowed to eat, the affidavit alleges.
The CPS investigator then contacted the 8-year-old boy’s school nurse who said for medical reasons, the boy was supposed to received three dietary shakes per day and while the boy was home for the summer did not receive them, the affidavit states.
According to the affidavit, Aguillon told the school not to overfeed the 8-year-old and 6-year-old because they had a medical condition that made them vomit if they ate too much and they had developmental delays that caused them to ask for more food.
Read complete article hereThe CPS investigator obtained medical records for the children and spoke with their medical providers and learned that no such medical condition existed, the affidavit states.
Affidavit: Belton couple arrested for neglecting to feed their children
William Cody Brown, 32, and Alicia Sophia Aguillon, 28, are each charge with injury to a child with intentional bodily injury.
