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According to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), on June 20, 2023, Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies and Investigators executed an arrest warrant on Crystal Viera in the San Benito area.
On June 8, 2023, CCSO Deputies responded to Petras Rd. in the San Benito area, in reference to welfare concern on an eight-year-old child.
Upon arrival, deputies made contact with the complainants and took their statements. As per the complainants, an unknown child went into their residence, opened the refrigerator and began eating their food. As the complainants made contact with the child, he was holding food in his hands and stated he was “hungry”. In their initial observations, the child was described as skinny, and appeared weak as well as malnourished.
In a preliminary investigation, the deputies discovered that as the complainants took the child back to his residence, they attempted to make contact with his mother, who was allegedly not home.
The CCSO report went on to read that after some time, the mother arrived with her boyfriend. In the initial interview with the deputies, the mother admitted to leaving the child unattended and home alone. Immediately, the case was reported to Child Protective Services (CPS) and the child was removed from the home.
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