Two parents have been arrested after 13 of their children were found shackled to beds inside their home in California.
The victims, all siblings aged between two and 29 years old, were being held captive in a home in Perris, California, police said.
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department began investigating after a 17-year-old girl managed to free herself and escape the home, before alerting cops.
Two parents have been arrested after 13 of their children were found shackled to beds inside their home in California
The teenager, who was so emaciated police thought she was just 10 years old, told cops her 12 siblings were being held inside the home on the 100 Block of Muir Woods Road.
Officers then arrived at the home and found several children and adults chained and padlocked to to beds in a foul-smelling room, ABC 7 reported.
They were all malnourished and dirty, police said.
Police originally thought all of the victims were children but soon discovered seven were adults.
Parents David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were arrested and charged with torture and child endangerment.
Their bail has been set at $9million.
More to follow.