Mother charged with abuse after children found in ‘revolting’ squalor
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. and the evidence suggests that she effectively abandoned them to a revolting pit of refuse and squalor,” said Karen McDonald, the Oakland County prosecutor in suburban Detroit. “Police were astonished to find anyone in the location, because it appeared to be uninhabitable with piles of garbage and refuse several feet high,” McDonald said, noting that the toilet was not working. open image in gallery Oakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald The children were covered with feces, and the girls had trouble walking outside the home, she said. McDonald said the children likely had been alone since 2020 or 2021, communicating with their mother only through text messages when they needed food.
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