Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
James C. Reynolds

Couple jailed for locking their young children up for over three years in ‘house of horrors’ in case that shocked Spain

Police said the house was in a horrifying state when they found the children in April last year - (AFP via Getty)

A couple who kept their three young children locked inside a squalid house for nearly four years have been jailed in a case that has shaken Spain.

Authorities last April rescued three boys – twins, then aged eight, and their 10-year-old brother – from the “house of horrors” in the northern city of Oviedo, where they had been forced to remain since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.