Six English children, aged between seven months and five, have been rescued in Austria after being found locked in an abandoned basement with their parents.
According to sky newsPolice have identified the 54-year-old Austrian father as a member of the far-right Reichsbürger, a group that espouses anti-Semitic and Nazi ideology..
Social services were called to a house in Obritsa, close to the Czech border, by local residents who were concerned about the welfare of the children. When they tried to get in, the father doused the agents with pepper spray. The police were then called and the man was arrested, but was eventually released on bail pending an investigation.
The children were taken to the hospital along with their mother for examination, but a police spokesman said they were “in good health and not left unattended.” They are currently being taken care of by social services.
Authorities believe the family has been living in an illegal hiding place for several months, but in recent weeks there have been several complaints from residents who “sometimes heard children’s voices in the basement,” the report said. sky news.
Police said there were no allusions to child sexual abuse and that weapons were also found in the basement.
Author: Cheyenne Louise
Source: CM Jornal
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