A mum who blamed their children for poor living conditions after faeces were found smeared on the walls told a social worker: "you can take them".
Social services visited the home three times in April last year, on one occasion they found the youngest children were not potty trained and were wearing nappies "day and night", LiverpoolECHO reports.
There was also 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, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
