1/40The Parafield Gardens property dubbed the ‘House of Horrors’ after authorities found 21 children living there in squalid conditions. Five of the children were starved and tortured.
Inside Adelaide’s House of Horrors from 2008
It was the case that shocked SA. Starved and tortured children living in squalor in Parafield Gardens. See inside the so-called House of Horrors. WARNING: Disturbing images.
2/40Refuse around the house.
3/40Bedding covered in faeces where children slept.
4/40Squalid conditions inside the house.
5/40Toys and household items inside the house..
6/40A bedroom inside the House of Horrors at Parafield Gardens.
7/40Unwashed dishes stacked on a freezer.
8/40The cluttered inside of the home.
9/40Shampoo and shaving bottles piled up in a sink.
10/40A detective in the backyard, which was littered with rubbish.
11/40A broken down car and other refuse in the backyard of the property. Picture: SA Police
12/40A policeman secures the area with police tape. Picture: Kelly Barnes
13/40A mountain of rubbish in the backyard. Picture: Michael Milnes
14/40A digger is used to pile old mattresses onto a truck.
15/40A detective in the back yard of the house. Picture: Kelly Barnes
16/40Police officers in protective personal equipment enter the front of the house.
17/40Police in masks, gloves and protective suits carry out their investigations in the back yard.
18/40A care worker removes piglet from the house. Picture: Kelly Barnes
19/40At least seven dogs were removed from the house. Picture: Michael Milnes
20/40The dogs included two female Maltese Shih tzu
21/40Investigators in the back yard, which was littered with old cars, furniture, machinery and rubbish.
22/40Police officers gather footage and evidence in the back yard. Picture: Michael Milnes
23/40Dirty mattresses near a mount of rubbish in the back yard. Picture: SA Police
24/40One of the adults hides her face as she is taken away from the house.
25/40A care worker removes a child from the home. Picture: Brenton Edwards
26/40A police officer in protective clothing checks a rolled up carpet. Picture: Brenton Edwards
27/40One of the men taken from the house hides his face as he is taken away. Picture: Brenton Edwards
28/40One of the adults covers his face as he carries a child from the home. Picture: Brenton Edwards
29/40Police in protective clothing sort through items in the back yard.
30/40A police officer walks through the back yard. Picture: Kelly Barnes
31/40A social worker escorts one of the children to a car. Picture: Brenton Edwards
32/40One of the men carries a toddler from the house. Picture: Brenton Edwards
33/40The toddler holds onto a doll as he is carried away. Picture: Brenton Edwards
34/40A police officer in protective clothing leaves the house. Picture: Brenton Edwards
35/40Police officers carry evidence bags from the house. Picture: Brenton Edwards
36/40A care worker carries a child away from the property. Picture: Brenton Edwards
37/40A care worker carries a child away from the property. Picture: Brenton Edwards
38/40Children leave the house covered in blankets. Picture: Brenton Edwards
39/40A girl is escorted away from the property. Picture: Brenton Edwards
40/40Social workers escort the mother of some of the children away from the house. Picture: Brenton Edwards
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