Meth Lab Boy, 4, Tested Positive for Drugs and Said ‘Rats and Roaches Were My Friends’

A 4-year-old boy confined by his mother, April Burrier (L) to a closet in a house with a methamphetamine lab will remain with child welfare authorities. Harris County Precinct 5

A 4-year-old boy found living in a closet in a Texas home has tested positive for methamphetamine, according to an attorney appointed to represent the boy’s interests.

According to KTRK, a Jan. 2 court ruling granted Child Protective Services custody to keep the child while an investigation continues into the conditions he was found in on Dec. 20.