Netherlands: a family lived in a basement for 9 years waiting for the end of the world

The Dutch media reported the story which, little by little, is known after the police went to examine the Ruinerwold farm.

In the house, completely isolated by a lush forest, the agents They discovered a hidden staircase behind a piece of furniture that led to the basement where they found a man in a bed, in very bad condition, due to a stroke. Next to him were six young people between the ages of 18 and 25., whose births are not recorded in the register of civil status.

The first reconstructions were made from the stories of the eldest son. Apparently, the family lived nine years completely isolated and Some children did not even know that the world was inhabited by other people.

The mayor of Ruinerwold, Roger de Groot, said that he "had never seen a similar situation".

The 58-year-old head of the family was arrested. However, the mayor stated that he was neither the father of the children nor the owner of the farm; their identity and role in this story are still unclear.

"The man is suspected of being involved in a case of unlawful deprivation of liberty and harming the health of others," Dutch prosecutors said.

De Groot also explained that the mother of the six boys had died before the family went to live in the tower, where they were found.

The six men and their "father" were sent to an institute while waiting for the police to make the necessary requisitions and to define the contours of an unclear story, whose authorities are trying to keep the details for the respect of the private life.

According to the testimonies of the neighbors, it seems that no one has ever seen the children nor the father. And in a bush near the entrance to the farm, there was a camera that always discouraged neighbors from approaching.