The boy was rescued when a quick-thinking department store clerk noticed the boys injuries and decided to follow the family while calling 9-1-1. On Dec. 13, 2013, a clerk at Ross Dress for Less, 3887 E. 42nd St., called 9-1-1 about a woman threatening her child in the store.
Trina Urquidi previously told the Odessa American she was working at the store when she noticed a little boy that looked real sick. She said she was unsure if the then 10-year-old boy was seriously ill and then she saw injuries on the boys face and noted how he was unable to stand up under his own power.
When the family left the store, Urquidi wrote down their license plate number and called 9-1-1, and proceeded to follow the family until they pulled into the parking lot of Dennys, 105 W. 42nd St.
