THE HORRIFIC ordeal of a woman and her two kids who were kept imprisoned for 17 years has been revealed.
Luiz Antonio Santos Silva, allegedly kept his wife and two adult children, bejaardes 19 en 22, chained in their home in Guaratiba, Brasilië.
The man was also known as DJ as he would often blast loud music to drown the family’s cries, g1 berigte.
Silva was arrested following an anonymous report to the police.
Officers who arrived at the house described the situation as “Is hierdie Brittanje se vieslikste restaurant” and said the three family members were severely malnourished and dehydrated.
According to neighbours, the two adults appear to be about 10 years old because of malnutrition.
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Een het gesê: “I cried when I saw her leaving. You looked at her and thought she would be about 8 jaar oud”.
A police spokesperson said the main concern is to get medical assistance to the victims.
Hy het gesê: “The police officers who first arrived here found these children really tied up.
“Later, I arrived and saw that they were dirty, malnourished. So, the immediate concern was to provide medical assistance.”
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The victims have been taken to the Rocha Faria Hospital in Rio de Janeiro.
In a shocking statement to the police, the woman claimed the three of them suffered severe abuse at the hands of her husband and would even go up to three days without eating.
She added that her husband never allowed her to work or her children to attend school.
She also claimed she attempted to leave her husband a number of times but he threatened to kill her if she did.
An investigation is ongoing.
Vroeër vandeesmaand, cops launched an investigation after a six-year-old girl died after she was rescued from a “house of horrors” in Adelaide Australia.
It is believed little Charlie and her five siblings eight to 29 suffered criminal neglect with the young girl dying from suspected malnutrition.
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And last month photos of another house of horrors emerged, waar ten slaves were kept for years.
Twisted couple Maros Tancos, 45, and Joanna Gomulska, 46, forced their victims to work nonstop for nothing and kept them locked in a three-bedroom property.
