An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman accused of leaving four children living among faeces and grime in a north Canberra home described as "the worst house of squalor" a Housing ACT worker has seen in her 20 years of experience.
The defendant faces eight counts of child neglect and a number of animal-related charges, including cruelty, and was scheduled to face the ACT Magistrates Court on Friday for a mental impairment-related application.
A prosecution document previously tendered to court states that the woman was the sole carer for the children when they lived at the Housing ACT property.
