7-Year-Old Texas Boy Found Dead Inside The Washing Machine

A washing machine carrying the body of a seven-year-old American child was discovered several hours after his parents had reported him missing on Thursday.

According to Fox News, the Texas youngster Troy Khoeler went missing for two to three hours before anyone reported him missing at 6:30 a.m. (local time).

His mother had just come home from a night shift at the hospital and was still wearing her uniform when the cops showed up, but his father was at home at the time.

The police alerted Troy's adoptive parents in 2019. They are still looking into what happened. According to the source, no accusations or arrests have been made so far.

Separately, the seven-year-old was found in the top-load machine in the garage of his Texas home, according to the Independent.

The cause of the boy's death or whether foul play was suspected was not disclosed by the authorities.

"We don't know what happened, but we intend to find out. Whether he was killed by the washing machine or killed and placed in it, we're just so far from that, I can't comment," said Harris County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Robert Minchew. 

Mr. Minchew further stated that the youngster was found to be completely dressed. "A criminal investigation is underway please avoid the area. We ask for everyone's prayers for the family," the police said in a statement.

The parents were taken in police patrol cars, according to the publication, to be questioned about the incident. According to Mr. Minchew, Troy lived alone with his parents at the home.

He had been residing in the house as a foster child before being adopted in 2019. Mr. Minchew continued by saying that there is "not much history" of calls from the house that law enforcement officers could track down.