Police: Seguin woman lived in home with mother's skeletal remains for three years

Former Seguin dispatcher Delissa Navonne Crayton, 47, has been arrested for injury to a child under the age of 15 on Wednesday in Seguin. Former Seguin dispatcher Delissa Navonne Crayton, 47, has been arrested for injury to a child under the age of 15 on Wednesday in Seguin. Photo: Seguin Police Department Photo: Seguin Police Department Image 1 of / 48 Caption Close Police: Seguin woman lived in home with mother's skeletal remains for three years 1 / 48 Back to Gallery

A woman lived in a Seguin home with the skeletal remains of her mother in plain sight for three years, police said during a news conference Thursday. The woman's teenage daughter also lived in the home.

Police identified the deceased woman as 71-year-old Jacqueline Crayton and arrested her daughter Delissa Navonne Crayton, 47, Wednesday afternoon in connection with the investigation.

Seguin police discovered the skeletal remains Sunday night after receiving a tip during a Child Protective Services Investigation.

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Investigators said they believe Jacqueline died in 2016 after suffering a non-life threating fall in a bedroom at the residence she shared with Delissa and her granddaughter.

Delissa failed to call the police to assist her mother, leaving investigators to believe Jacqueline died a few days after the fall while lying on the floor, Seguin Police Cheif Terry Nichols said during the news conference.

Delissa, who is a former Seguin school district employee, is charged with injury to a child under the age of 15 for allowing her daughter to live in a house while her mother was decaying in the next bedroom, Nichols said.

Nichols said investigators are waiting for final confirmation on the identification of the remains, but feel strongly that the remains are Jacqueline's.

"We were hesitant to release the name at all but we feel fairly confident that there is no reason not to believe its not that person," Nichols said.

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The daughter is currently placed with family members.

Delissa is being held in the Guadalupe County Jail on a $200,000 bond.

This offense is a second-degree felony punishable by imprisonment from two to 20 years and a fine up to $10,000.

Nichols said the investigation is ongoing and additional charges are anticipated.

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