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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

A mother abandoned her children in a filthy home four years ago and would only return to drop off food, cops say

A Michigan woman is in custody after authorities found her three children living in squalor at their deteriorating home where she allegedly abandoned them several years ago.

Oakland County deputies made the horrific discovery on Friday when they performed a welfare check after receiving a call from the landlord who said there had been no word from the woman since December and that she had not paid rent since October, which led to concern that something bad had happened.

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