OKLAHOMA CITY -- A metro woman is accused of neglect after a 5-year-old girl in her care was found malnourished and emaciated. Police arrested Asusena Gonzales, 31, on a charge of child neglect.
Investigators say the girl weighed only 19.8 pounds.
Police believe Gonzales kept the child in a closet for extended periods and the child was forced to go to the bathroom in a cup.
"The officer noted that the child looked emaciated and was so malnourished that he was worried about her to the point where they got her to a hospital immediately," OKC Police MSgt. Gary Knight said.
Police say there were five other children in the house, but none of them showed any signs of abuse or neglect.
A worker from DHS told investigators that Gonzales abused the 5-year-old because the little girl looked a lot like her father and that Gonzales did not like the father.
All of the children are now in protective custody.