By BETSY BLANEY, Associated Press Writer 29 minutes ago


LUBBOCK, Texas - A judge on Wednesday ordered seven children removed from their rat-infested home strewn with dirty diapers after the mother's miscarriage led to the discovery of the dead fetus in a baby wipe box in the refrigerator.
Gloria Ramirez, 26, was four months pregnant when she delivered the stillborn baby in her bathtub with the help of her oldest child, a 9-year-old daughter, according to court documents. Authorities came to the home after she called a funeral home to ask about a casket for the fetus, a spokesman for Child Protective Services said.
Anthony Moya, the 40-year-old father of the six younger children, has been charged with seven counts of child endangerment, and the same charges were expected to be filed against Ramirez next week, Lubbock police Sgt. Scott Farmer said.
When authorities arrived at the dilapidated house July 7, they found stacks of dirty diapers — nearly 4 feet high in closets — throughout the house, along with rat, roach and lice infestations, according to documents.
There was little food, and some of the children told CPS investigators they ate only a hot dog out of the freezer for breakfast that morning, having been prohibited from opening the refrigerator, documents show.

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I hope these people pay for this horrible horrible act.....

-sigh-

they were STORING dirty diapers?

these people are four bricks shy of a whole building

no they are a few floors from a whole building

Storing dirty diapers? That's disgusting.

For what? They couldn't find some kind of trash can ANYWHERE?

Some people don't deserve to be parents. You need a licence to drive a car but anyone can have children! Maybe they could store the evidence with them in their cell.

You know, I 'm a working mom, I'm out of the house 11 hours a day. I have 5 sons who think my whole purpose in life is to pickup after them, and a husband who was raised by a SAHM and a father who worked and did NO housework.

Needless to say, my house has a tendency to get more then a little messy.

However, the trash does get out to the street every week, the dishes do get done, the refrigerator and cupboards are stocked with food, and we have no creepy crawlies living with us.

There is no excuse for anyone to let living conditions get that way for children.

Ty makes a valid point about how anyone can become a parent, though one needs to prove themselves able to drive a car. And yet, so many lives are destroyed by bad parenting. I know. I know. Freedom and all...

It is amazing how ill some people are and yet, how long it takes before they are discovered in their very serious need. Surely this family was observed by others at various times and in various places. I think it sounds like the parents need a diagnosis and treatment. And the poor children need counseling and whatever other services can be rendered to rebuild normalcy and security for them.

OD