A couple "systematically ill-treated" seven children found living in "repugnant" conditions. Police who attended the address in Eastbourne were greeted by a stench which left them unable to breathe normally.
They had been called following a report of a domestic incident. They were appalled at the conditions they found inside the property which saw them take 35 dogs into safe keeping.
Now Christopher Bennett, 35, and Gemma Brogan, 41, have been jailed after appearing for sentencing at Lewes Crown Court on Friday after earlier admitting seven counts of child neglect. Each was jailed for six years following an investigation by Sussex Police safeguarding officers.
