A mom and father are accused of locking up, beating and ravenous their three youngsters in an “uninhabitable” meth-filled and urine-soaked house.
Amberly Britton and Mark Myers, of O’Fallon, Missouri, had been visited by authorities on the home of horrors after they failed to reply to faculty officers when one of many youngsters confirmed as much as faculty with a large gash months in the past, in keeping with charging paperwork obtained by KMOV.
Inside, the kitchen cupboards and the fridge had been locked shut, and investigators with the Missouri Division of Social Providers later discovered that the youngsters had been denied common entry to meals.
The home reeked of urine and was fully unsanitary, in keeping with police, who described the house as “uninhabitable.”
There was additionally no working warmth and no bedding on any of the mattresses, cops famous.
One of many youngsters, a 13-year-old woman, instructed investigators she was in ache and had vomited from extreme starvation — and was crushed afterwards.
One other youngster instructed investigators they had been often crushed and locked inside their bedrooms for lengthy durations.
“The kids additional reported that they had been required to look after themselves and one another, together with waking themselves, making ready meals, and preparing for college as a result of adults sleeping for prolonged durations and failing to offer supervision,” the possible trigger statements allege.
“They described being subjected to bodily self-discipline, together with being struck with belts, paddles, and different objects, in addition to being grabbed or dragged by the neck.”
The kids had been instructed by no means to debate what occurred within the house, police mentioned.
Police additionally found a considerable amount of methamphetamine in the home.
“Throughout a number of visits, the adults appeared evasive, impaired, or unresponsive and repeatedly claimed to be unable to finish drug testing after investigators obtained data that methamphetamine was getting used contained in the residence,” the possible trigger statements say.
“Regardless of being given a possibility to scrub and proper security hazards, no significant enhancements had been made.”
Each Britton and Myers “blamed” their youngsters for the abuse and state of the house and confirmed no regret, in keeping with investigators.
Britton and Myers had been every charged with second-degree drug trafficking and three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a kid
Britton had beforehand been convicted of 5 counts of endangering the welfare of a kid.
Myers has prior convictions for statutory rape, failure to register as a intercourse offender, and possession of a managed substance, in keeping with KMOV.
