Seven Children Found Living in a House of Horrors

The Godfather · 06-14-2009, 11:32 PM

This is just disgusting and sad. Those poor children went through more than they ever should have at such young ages.

Five family members kept seven children and more than a dozen animals in a Long Island house that reeked of urine and was littered with rotting food and animal feces, authorities said Friday.

“Look this is a wonderful home, it’s within eyesight of a shoreline, it’s in a very quiet neighborhood and yet unimaginable things happened behind that door,” Brookhaven, N.Y., Town Supervisor Mark Lesko said, according to WCBSTV.com. “This was literally a house of horrors.”

A family with seven children and 16 animals was found in deplorable conditions in a Long Island, N.Y., home, authorities said. The home was strewn with garbage, feces and bottles of urine. The five adult family members were arrested Friday, clockwise from top left: Richard Hall, Eamon Hall, Bernadette Hall, Krystal Hall and April Hall.

Deputy Inspector Mark Griffiths of the Suffolk County police said a foul odor greeted police officers when they arrived at the home in the working-class Long Island community Thursday afternoon, after being contacted by Social Services officials.

Inside, police found clothes strewn about the floor, animal feces on floors, and soda bottles filled with urine in hallways and bedrooms. There was rotting food in the refrigerator and the home had no running water, police said.

There also were empty propane gas bottles strewn about the house and the stove did not appear to be working. The toilet was filled with excrement and the bathtub in the house had murky brown water, police said.

The conditions could “only be described as squalor,” Griffiths said.

The children, ages 2 to 13, were placed in the custody of Child Protective Services; they were in foster homes by Friday afternoon, authorities said. Fourteen cats and two dogs also were removed from the home, authorities said.

Richard Hall, 61, his three daughters, Bernadette, 36, April, 27, and Krystal Hall, 21, and a son, Eamon Hall, 23, pleaded not guilty Friday to seven counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Police said the three women were the mothers of the children.

Richard Hall was ordered held on $5,000 bail; bond was set at $2,500 for the others, said Robert Clifford, a spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota. If convicted on all seven counts, they face a maximum penalty of seven years in jail and a $49,000 fine.

A First District Court judge in Central Islip also ordered the Halls not to go near the children. Attorneys for April Hall and Eamon Hall didn’t comment.

“While Richard Hall is the children’s grandfather, he didn’t have a supervisory role in raising the children,” said Richard Hall’s attorney, Michael Castro. “He loves his children.”

Friday, overgrown grass, a trash can overflowing with empty cat food cans, and religious statues surrounded the one-story home several blocks from a bay. Flies swarmed the multicolored house. Broken toys and other garbage littered a side deck.

“It’s despicable. People should not have to live like this,” said Robert DeBona, a property owners’ association president who lives a few blocks away. “Children should be treated with kindness.”

Griffiths said Social Services had received a complaint from the school where some of the children are students, expressing concerns about the children’s hygiene. After the arrests, the town of Brookhaven building inspector condemned the house.

There is no excuse for forcing children to live this way.

House of Horrors Squalor Case

~~poophead~~ · 06-18-2009, 11:28 AM

wow how dumb do you have to be to keep animals in your house that piss everywhere

06-14-2009, 11:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
The Godfather Status: Something Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 231 Threads: 223 Thanks: 0 Thanked 29 Times in 23 Posts Rep Power: 6	Seven Children Found Living in a House of Horrors This is just disgusting and sad. Those poor children went through more than they ever should have at such young ages. Five family members kept seven children and more than a dozen animals in a Long Island house that reeked of urine and was littered with rotting food and animal feces, authorities said Friday. “Look this is a wonderful home, it’s within eyesight of a shoreline, it’s in a very quiet neighborhood and yet unimaginable things happened behind that door,” Brookhaven, N.Y., Town Supervisor Mark Lesko said, according to WCBSTV.com. “This was literally a house of horrors.” A family with seven children and 16 animals was found in deplorable conditions in a Long Island, N.Y., home, authorities said. The home was strewn with garbage, feces and bottles of urine. The five adult family members were arrested Friday, clockwise from top left: Richard Hall, Eamon Hall, Bernadette Hall, Krystal Hall and April Hall. Deputy Inspector Mark Griffiths of the Suffolk County police said a foul odor greeted police officers when they arrived at the home in the working-class Long Island community Thursday afternoon, after being contacted by Social Services officials. Inside, police found clothes strewn about the floor, animal feces on floors, and soda bottles filled with urine in hallways and bedrooms. There was rotting food in the refrigerator and the home had no running water, police said. There also were empty propane gas bottles strewn about the house and the stove did not appear to be working. The toilet was filled with excrement and the bathtub in the house had murky brown water, police said. The conditions could “only be described as squalor,” Griffiths said. The children, ages 2 to 13, were placed in the custody of Child Protective Services; they were in foster homes by Friday afternoon, authorities said. Fourteen cats and two dogs also were removed from the home, authorities said. Richard Hall, 61, his three daughters, Bernadette, 36, April, 27, and Krystal Hall, 21, and a son, Eamon Hall, 23, pleaded not guilty Friday to seven counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Police said the three women were the mothers of the children. Richard Hall was ordered held on $5,000 bail; bond was set at $2,500 for the others, said Robert Clifford, a spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota. If convicted on all seven counts, they face a maximum penalty of seven years in jail and a $49,000 fine. A First District Court judge in Central Islip also ordered the Halls not to go near the children. Attorneys for April Hall and Eamon Hall didn’t comment. “While Richard Hall is the children’s grandfather, he didn’t have a supervisory role in raising the children,” said Richard Hall’s attorney, Michael Castro. “He loves his children.” Friday, overgrown grass, a trash can overflowing with empty cat food cans, and religious statues surrounded the one-story home several blocks from a bay. Flies swarmed the multicolored house. Broken toys and other garbage littered a side deck. “It’s despicable. People should not have to live like this,” said Robert DeBona, a property owners’ association president who lives a few blocks away. “Children should be treated with kindness.” Griffiths said Social Services had received a complaint from the school where some of the children are students, expressing concerns about the children’s hygiene. After the arrests, the town of Brookhaven building inspector condemned the house. There is no excuse for forcing children to live this way. House of Horrors Squalor Case __________________

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~~poophead~~ Status: Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 16 Threads: 9 Thanks: 4 Thanked 24 Times in 7 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: Seven Children Found Living in a House of Horrors wow how dumb do you have to be to keep animals in your house that piss everywhere

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