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(Photo by Philip Pacheco/Getty Images) A healthcare worker prepares to administer a Pfizer/BioNTEch coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Ontario on December 14, 2020. - Ontario, Canada's most populous province and one of the hardest hit by the pandemic, had 1,940 new cases and 23 deaths on Monday. The province is expected to give its next doses to nursing home workers as a priority, according to media reports. (Photo by CARLOS OSORIO / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS OSORIO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 'Never seen levels like this': Union president on airline passenger misconduct Memorial Day weekend will bring rain and cool air for much of the East (CNN) — A mother and her boyfriend were arrested after police responding to a domestic disturbance call in Texas found four malnourished children in a home – two of them locked in a dog crate, authorities said. Police discovered the children Tuesday in clutter and filth, with two in a crate placed in a barn converted into living space, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said. The three boys and one girl range in age from 1 to 5, and didn’t say much when police arrived at the home near Rhome, authorities said. They were hungry and thirsty, and covered in feces, Akin said. CNN affiliate KTVT reported that the two oldest children, ages 5 and 4, were the ones locked in dog crates. “Our deputies and our lieutenant fed and gave water to those children. And due to the malnourishment and other concerns, EMS was called; emergency medical was called,” Akin said. Paige Harkings is the biological mother of the children and her boyfriend, Andrew Fabila, is the biological father of one child, according to authorities. They were arrested on four counts of endangering a child, and Harkings faces an additional charge of one count of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, Akin said. The domestic disturbance call was a result of a fight between the two, and Fabila had several abrasions on his face when police arrived, according to authorities. They’re being held at the Wise County jail. At a court hearing Wednesday, bond was set at $75,000 for Harkings and $60,000 for Fabila, the sheriff’s department said. They have not yet been appointed attorneys, officials said. The children were taken to a hospital in Fort Worth for evaluation, and are in the custody of Child Protective Services. Neighbor Amber Jester told the affiliate that she didn’t know there were children at the home. “You’d think that being right across the street we would know something,” she said. “You’d like to say you would do something. But you don’t know. I guess you never know what people are doing inside of their homes.”<doc-sep>The Texas couple arrested after two malnourished children were discovered Tuesday crammed in a dog cage -- and two others were found smeared in feces -- had ample food in the home, but it was kept under lock and key, according to a sheriff. Andrew Joseph Fabila and Paige Isabow Harkings, both 24, were each charged with four counts of criminal child endangerment, according to Wise County jail records. Harkings is also charged with aggravated assault after allegedly assaulting Fabila, which is what originally drew authorities to the property about 20 miles north of Fort Worth. Deputies were talking with the couple about the assault when they discovered several children, ages 5, 4, 3 and 1. The sheriff's office said the oldest two were locked in a kennel and the younger ones were covered in feces and urine and appeared malnourished. Harkings was the mother of the four children, according to police. “There was ample food inside the house. But the food was locked up so the children could not get to the food,” Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin told FOX4. “The children were hungry. They were thirsty. Our deputy and lieutenant fed and gave water to those children.” TEXAS CHILDREN FOUND LOCKED IN DOG CAGE, MALNOURISHED, AUTHORITIES SAY Akin added that there was one girl in the group, a 4-year-old. The kennel was located inside a bedroom, he added. "There were dirty clothes, mattresses, air mattresses, blankets, dirt, food, feces, urine and cats. It was absolutely filthy inside," he told FOX4. "Disappointing. An unnerving sight to see." The couple is set to appear in court Wednesday afternoon. On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services said the agency has had contact with the family before but at a different location. The children were taken to Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth for evaluation and have since been released into foster care, FOX4 reported. TEXAS MAN LEFT CRYPTIC FACEBOOK MESSAGES HOURS BEFORE FAMILY FOUND DEAD OF APPARENT GUNSHOT WOUNDS CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP The sheriff's office said there was some evidence of drug abuse inside the home, but deputies are still investigating the property and plan to speak with the children and relatives.<doc-sep>
RHOME, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Two people remain jailed Wednesday morning after deputies found four malnourished children, two of which were locked in a dog kennel, living in deplorable conditions at a home in Wise County. Authorities say they responded to a home in the city northwest of Fort Worth in regards to possible domestic violence between two people at around 7 a.m. Tuesday. Deputies found a 24-year-old man and woman at the home when they arrived. As authorities were tending to the two adults, deputies found four children aged five, four, three and one in a condition that Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin described as “beyond neglected.” The two oldest children were found in a 3-by-3 dog kennel, and the other two were found on the floor of the same room covered in waste. All four children appeared to be malnourished. “These kids were neglected to such a high degree that it goes beyond neglect. It was an intentional act. These children were neglected. They were punished,” said Akin. The children were transported to Cook Children’s in Fort Worth for treatment. They were soon released into the custody of Child Protective Services. The adults were identified as Andrew Joseph Fabila and Paige Harkins. They were arrested and each charged with four counts of child endangerment. Fabila had to be taken to the hospital for wounds on his face before being charged but was taken to jail after his treatment. Harkins is also charged with aggravated assault. During the arraignment, Fabila’s bond was set at a total of $60,000 while Harkins’ is set at $75,000. Deputies said during the investigation, they found that there was food inside the home, but it was locked up so that it couldn’t be reached by the children. They also found signs of drug use in the home. Neighbors told CBS 11 the couple may have been on the property for three or four weeks, but they had never seen any signs of children living there. “You’d think that being right across the street we would know something. You’d like to say you would do something. But you don’t know. I guess you never know what people are doing inside of their homes,” said Amber Jester. According to a friend of Fabila’s, Harkins had three children while she and Fabila had one together.