‘My children bathed’: The mother of children living at home without conditions explained the situation

The mother of three minors taken from a family in Setúbal explains morning Post that the children did not suffer abuse and that the house they lived in was a temporary home until they found a better place.

“ANDthey dined, dined, ate breakfast, dined. You see what they are: chubby, beautiful,” he assured.

The discovery of the conditions the children were subjected to was made last Wednesday because of the fine. The police went to the house to arrest the father of the minors and faced the situation. There were no doors or windows in the house, and the whole family slept on the same mattress.

Immediately after receiving care in the hospital, an order was given to take the children out of the care of their parents.

When asked about unhealthy housing conditions, the woman says that The house had water and electricity. “So much so that I had a washing machine, chest of drawers, refrigerators,” he said.

The woman also clarifies that she applied for help to social security and the Accounts Chamber, but did not receive support.

Regarding the fact that one of the minors had bruises, the mother explained that the girl fell and got a bruise on his face.

The three youngest do not go to school, despite the fact that one of them is already six years old.

Faced with claims by a neighbor that the minors “had fleas and ticks,” the woman was peremptory: “What a lie.”

According to a neighbor, the parents of 23 and 25 had no profession, “they only worked at landfills.” Children helped their parents with scrap metal. The man was released after paying a fine, and the couple were found guilty of crimes of endangerment and abandonment.