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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Parents charged after seven children found living in dilapidated home with faeces, rats and padlocked fridge

Pennridge Regional Police Department

A mother and father who were found living with their seven children in “deplorable” conditions in rural Pennsylvania have been arrested and charged with multiple felonies.

Police were called to a trailer in West Rockhill, Pennsylvania, where they found the floor and walls disintegrating, and seven children ranging in age from four to 16 needing emergency medical attention, authorities say.

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