The property where they lived was littered with mounds of trash, old toys and broken furniture, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said. The sheriff’s department said the family lived in a 4-foot high, 200-square-foot (1.2-meters high, 19-square-meter) shack without electricity, running water and a bathroom. “Children should not have to live like that,” said Cindy Bachman, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Department. “I’m hoping this woke them up.”The couple appeared in court Friday to face three charges each of felony child abuse. “I’m wondering why all this is happening,” Panico told the judge at the end of the hearing.

Source: National Post March 03, 2018 19:41 UTC