Mom is arrested and charged after a body believed to be her two-year-old boy is found in a Waco dumpster as it's revealed she told police he went missing in a park
- Laura Sanchez was charged with injury to a child on Tuesday after the child's body was found in a dumpster near a church in Waco
- A spokesman for the Waco Police Department said that crews found the body of a small child in a dumpster early on Tuesday
- The dumpster was located in the area of 27th Street and Alice Street
- Police shared that Frankie Gonzalez was last seen on Monday afternoon at Cameron Park near University Parks and Herring Drive under the bridge
- That is roughly 3.1miles away from the area the body was found
A Texas mother has been detained after authorities believe they have found her two-year-old son's body in a dumpster a day after he went missing.
Laura Sanchez was charged with injury to a child on Tuesday after the child's body was found in a dumpster near a church roughly 3.1miles away from the park where the mom last reported seeing him on Monday.
Local Texas authorities believe they have found the body of a two-year-old boy just a few hours after a statewide Amber Alert was issued for him.
Laura Sanchez was charged with injury to a child on Tuesday after the child's body was found in a dumpster near a church in Waco (an old mugshot)
A spokesman for the Waco Police Department said that crews found the body of a small child in a dumpster early on Tuesday
Police shared that Frankie Gonzalez was last seen on Monday afternoon at Cameron Park near University Parks and Herring Drive under the bridge
A spokesman for the Waco Police Department said that crews found the body of the small child in a dumpster early on Tuesday.
The dumpster was located in the area of 27th Street and Alice Street, KCEN reports.
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Police shared that Frankie Gonzalez was last seen on Monday afternoon at Cameron Park near University Parks and Herring Drive under the bridge.
That is roughly 3.1miles away from the area the body was found.
Gonzalez was last seen wearing a gray shirt with Mickey Mouse on it, gray pants with Mickey Mouse on them and black and white Nike Shoes
Gonzalez was last seen wearing a gray shirt with Mickey Mouse on it, gray pants with Mickey Mouse on them and black and white Nike Shoes, KPRC reports.
Crews were seen searching the area on Monday and multiple departments assisted in the search.
The Waco Police Department used rescue boats to search the river and the McLennan County Sheriff's Office also sent a helicopter. The police also used a drone in the search.
Police are still investigating.
Crews were seen searching the area on Monday and multiple departments assisted in the search
