These shocking pictures show the appalling and filthy state of a home from hell - where two young children were forced to live in squalor.
The alcoholic parents of the children, aged just three and six, were convicted of neglect after police uncovered the faeces-littered hovel.
The graphic photos reveal soiled linen, pillows and mattresses, dirty dishes piled high in the grubby kitchen and floors covered in junk.
Police were appalled after finding a bucket of stale urine in the kitchen, as well as what appeared to be faeces in an upstairs bedroom.
Soiled nappies were left lying around the house and stale food had created a haven for germs to breed.
The children were taken away from their parents, who cannot be named, after the intervention of social services early last year, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Describing the home as “filthy” and “appalling”, Judge Dennis Watson, QC, said: “This was not something that occurred over night.
"This was something that developed and became the norm over a period of some months.”
The court heard that the children’s mother had suffered bereavement of family members when the neglect occurred. Her partner suffers from a disability.
The parents were handed suspended sentences at Liverpool Crown Court after judge Watson heard that the couple had begun to address their issues.
He said: “It seems to me that, in view that this was long-standing neglect over a period of months, although the custodial sentence has been passed, it is not necessary for you to serve those sentences today - as long as you stay out of trouble.”
Both parents were handed sentences of four months, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to complete supervision programmes.
Andrew McInnes, defending the dad, said: “He accepts by his plea of guilty that the photos are difficult. The thing for him is to get more contact with the children and that is a matter for social services.”
source:http://www.mirror.co.uk/
The alcoholic parents of the children, aged just three and six, were convicted of neglect after police uncovered the faeces-littered hovel.
The graphic photos reveal soiled linen, pillows and mattresses, dirty dishes piled high in the grubby kitchen and floors covered in junk.
Police were appalled after finding a bucket of stale urine in the kitchen, as well as what appeared to be faeces in an upstairs bedroom.
Soiled nappies were left lying around the house and stale food had created a haven for germs to breed.
The children were taken away from their parents, who cannot be named, after the intervention of social services early last year, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Describing the home as “filthy” and “appalling”, Judge Dennis Watson, QC, said: “This was not something that occurred over night.
"This was something that developed and became the norm over a period of some months.”
The court heard that the children’s mother had suffered bereavement of family members when the neglect occurred. Her partner suffers from a disability.
The parents were handed suspended sentences at Liverpool Crown Court after judge Watson heard that the couple had begun to address their issues.
He said: “It seems to me that, in view that this was long-standing neglect over a period of months, although the custodial sentence has been passed, it is not necessary for you to serve those sentences today - as long as you stay out of trouble.”
Both parents were handed sentences of four months, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to complete supervision programmes.
Andrew McInnes, defending the dad, said: “He accepts by his plea of guilty that the photos are difficult. The thing for him is to get more contact with the children and that is a matter for social services.”
source:http://www.mirror.co.uk/
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