Parents blamed their children for poor living conditions after faeces found smeared on the walls, a court heard.
The Merseyside parents, who cannot be named for legal reasons because it would identify the children, were visited by social services three times in April last year. Prosecuting, Chris Hopkins, told Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday, May 30, the parents lived at home with their children who were all under the age of 16, one of whom had a disability.
Upon visiting the home, the social worker found the youngest children were not potty trained and were wearing nappies "day and night". The court heard there was a toddler mattress on the floor of one bedroom with no duvet or bed sheets, exposed floor boards and there was faeces on several walls.
