https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/27/us/pennsylvania-parents-charged-child-endangerment/index.html
There, the officers observed “deplorable living conditions” and a refrigerator secured with a padlock, according to authorities.
The mother, Crystal Robertson, told police she had to lock the refrigerator because the children were “‘stealing’ everything and referred to the children as ‘garbage disposals with legs,’” according to the affidavit.
A later investigation revealed none of the seven children had attended school and lacked basic knowledge, according to authorities. They also exhibited social anxiety, police say.
Authorities said medical evaluations concluded the children were “clinically underweight and malnourished.”
“Personal hygiene of the children was also found to be concerning, resulting in two of the children having to shave their hair due to severe matting,” according to a news release from the Pennridge Regional Police Department.
When the children were taken into custody, a medical evaluation was done at a hospital and it was found that some of them had low kidney function, COVID-19, sunburned scalps, and ringworm, in addition to many being malnourished.
Two of the children had to have their heads shaved because of severe matting, and one of those children had maggots in their hair. Two of the children needed to have “extensive” dental treatment and some children needed eyeglasses.
In addition to lacking basic knowledge and never attending school, several of them didn’t know their birthday and suffered from social anxiety. All seven were placed into foster care, according to reports.
