Adults arrested after 16 children found in ‘deplorable’ conditions in southern Ohio home
Officials said two children were flown to trauma centers after authorities found 16 children in deplorable conditions and charged four adults with child endangerment.
- On Tuesday, law enforcement executed a search warrant at a home in Hamden, Ohio, rescuing 16 children and arresting Gary Siders, Sr., Gary Siders, Jr., Elizabeth Siders, and Christina Siders.
- Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson described the scene as "pure evil," citing "deplorable" conditions inside the residence where children aged 1.5 to 18 were discovered.
- Several children were found in serious condition, with two flown by medical helicopter to Level 1 trauma centers, while all 16 are undergoing medical evaluation.
- The Siders face 17 criminal charges and are scheduled for arraignment Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Vinton County Court of Common Pleas.
- Governor Mike DeWine issued a statement supporting the Vinton County Sheriff's Office, which confirmed an ongoing investigation while assuring the public there is no ongoing threat to the community.
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16 children found ‘looking like feral animals’ in Ohio house of horrors
Police rescued 16 children from a property in Hamden, Ohio, during a search warrant operation (Picture: Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Sixteen children have been rescued from a tiny Ohio home where police say some ‘looked like feral animals’ and others couldn’t even speak. Four adults have since been charged over what investigators described as conditions of ‘pure evil’. Deputies from the Vinton County She…
16 children rescued from Ohio ‘house of horrors’ after years in filth
Authorities say the children, ages 18 months to 18 years, were kept for years in a 13-square-meter room surrounded by human feces and severe filth; their parents and grandparents were arrested and pleaded not guilty
In the American state of Ohio, police rescued 16 children from a home where they were living in deplorable conditions. They had been locked in a room for nearly four years, surrounded by human excrement. The children are boys and girls aged 1.5 to 18. Seven of them were taken to the hospital.
No talking, unbearable smell, serious bodily injuries, piled up in 12m2... The conditions under which 16 children were locked up for four years icing the blood. ...
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