Three abandoned children, skeletal remains found in Texas

Three abandoned children and the skeletal remains of a fourth person, also possibly a child, were found Sunday in Texas, authorities said.

The children, ages 15, 10 and 7, were discovered at an apartment complex west of downtown Houston, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on Facebook. He said the remains may also be those of a child.

Deputies found the children Sunday afternoon during a welfare check at an apartment, NBC affiliate KPRC reported. They may have been there for an extended period of time, and the remains could be those of a sibling, the station reported.

More details weren’t immediately available. Gonzalez said the situation was “heartbreaking.”