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Couple in jail after baby hospitalized for ‘extreme malnourishment’
Summary by The Waco Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Matt McGovern , FOX 44 News (KWKT)
· July 22, 2026
· 1 min read
GATESVILLE / TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - A Central Texas couple is in jail after their child was taken to the hospital for what Gatesville Police is calling "extreme malnourishment." The department says officers were dispatched to the 100 block of N. 27th Street around 8:45 p.m. Monday for a welfare...
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Key takeaway " The department says officers were dispatched to the 100 block of N.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 22, 2026 ·
Source: FOX 44 News (KWKT) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? GATESVILLE / TEMPLE, Texas (FOX 44) - A Central Texas couple is in jail after their child was taken to the hospital for what Gatesville Police is calling "extreme malnourishment." The department says officers were dispatched to the 100 block of N. 27th Street around 8:45 p.m. Monday for a welfare...
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