USA: They find four brothers locked in a barn, in a dog cage and covered with excrement

Four little brothers, the eldest of whom was five years old, were found malnourished, hungry and thirsty in a North Texas barn. According to the police, two of them were locked in a dog cage and the others were stained with feces and half naked.

Officers found the children on Tuesday morning when they responded to a call about domestic violence at a property near the town of Rhome, Texas, 32 km from Fort Worth.

The police found a frightening scene upon their arrival, while the older children were locked in a dog cage 90 centimeters by 90 centimeters and the other two were dirty with faeces and were only partially dressed. .

This was reported to the AP Lane Akin agency, head of the Wise County Police Department, who added that in a 44-year career, it was the worst case of child maltreatment. children that he saw. It also appeared that the children were hungry and although there was a refrigerator instead, it was locked with a padlock.

Paige Isabow Harkings and Andrew Joseph Fabila, both 24 years old, have been charged with four child negligence offenses and are currently being held in Wise County Prison. The man's bond had been set at $ 60,000 on Wednesday, and his at $ 75,000.

The monetary difference in the payment is explained by the fact that Harkins is the mother of the four miners, while Fabila, his boyfriend, is the biological father of one of them, as the 39, reported NBC.

The children's mother was also charged with aggravated badault, while her boyfriend was taken to the area hospital because he had "several cuts in the face" before being jailed, the police department said in a statement.

The brothers have been transferred to the Fort Worth Medical Center and have already been discharged. Despite the abuse, his health is good. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services reported that the children were remanded in custody, but did not indicate whether they were together or separated.