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Maintenance workers at a Houston apartment complex, get a service call for a non-working dishwasher. \\xa0

As they make repairs, \\xa0a child can be heard crying, inconsolably, in another room. \\xa0The workers find a toddler, lying on the living room floor under a blanket. Lifting the blanket, the 2-year-old child\\u2019s limbs are duct-taped together. The workers take photos and videos, leave the apartment, and call Houston police.

Police take the girl to the hospital, where doctors say she might not have survived the night, had she not been brought in for care. KPRC reports the child was determined to be non-verbal and suffering from physical abuse as well as psychological abuse and neglect. Doctors discovered she also suffered a brain bleed caused by head trauma, anemia, and kidney failure as a result of the abuse.

Even though she is two years old, the victim is so malnourished, and her weight is equivalent to that of an average 1-year-old.\\xa0

Child Protective Services meets with the adults and five other children living in the apartment. The biological mother of the 2-year-old girl lives in another state and left her daughter in the care of the child\\u2019s 27-year-old cousin, Toniesha Deshae Perkins. Perkins claims the other children living in the apartment often tie up the toddler and themselves.\\xa0

Houston Police interview the other children in the home.\\xa0 They say the girl sleeps on the floor and regularly removes the tape from her arms, legs, and mouth. The children say the toddler "gets popped" when she does, and a lock has been put on the refrigerator to prevent the little one from accessing food.\\xa0\\xa0

Three adults living in the apartment, Toniesha Deshae Perkins, Perkins\' boyfriend, 23-year-old Kenry Fluker, and the toddler\\u2019s 17-year-old aunt, Mya Jhari Breaux-McGruder, are now charged with injury to a child and unlawful restraint of a person under 17.\\xa0

Joining Nancy Grace Today:\\xa0

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• James Shelnutt \\u2013 Attorney \\u2013 The Shelnutt Law Firm, P.C.; 27-year Atlanta Metro Area Major Case Detective and Former S.W.A.T. Officer; Twitter: @ShelnuttLawFirm\\xa0
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• Dr. John Delatorre \\u2013\\xa0 Licensed Psychologist and Mediator (specializing in forensic psychology); Psychological Consultant to Project Absentis: a nonprofit organization that searches for missing persons; X, IG, and TikTok \\u2013 @drjohndelatorre
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• Jason Jensen \\u2013 Private Investigator (Jensen Private Investigations), Cold Case Expert (Salt Lake City, UT), and Co-founder: \\u201cCold Case Coalition;\\u201d Investigations; X: @JasonJPI, Facebook/Instagram: \\u201cJensen Investigations\\u201d
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• Gelasia Croom - Chief Communications Officer for Prevent Child Abuse America; X & IG: @ @pcaamerica, FB: Prevent Child Abuse America\\xa0\\xa0
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• Dr. Harvey Castro\\u2013 Board-certified Emergency Care Physician & Healthcare Consultant, CEO of\\xa0ChatGPT and Healthcare; Author: \\u201cRevolutionize your health & fitness with ChatGPT\\u2019s modern weight loss hacks;\\u201d X: @HarveycastroMD
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• Nicole Partin - CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter; X: @nicolepartin\\xa0
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