Parents from hell left their kids in squalid flat with POO smeared on walls next to toothbrushes as they took drugs
A CRUEL couple who left their kids in a squalid flat with POO smeared on the walls to take drugs have been jailed.
Vile Lee and his ex-girlfriend Sarah horrifically emotionally and physically neglected the traumatised youngsters.
The kids, all aged under 12, were rescued from "squalor" in Hull after concerns were raised to police in 2019.
The brood were forced to live in a disgusting home littered with mouldy food, broken glass and "dirty nappies everywhere".
It was invaded by "lots of flies" and had a "vile smell"; - as well as only having four beds between seven people.
Human excrement had also been horrifically smeared on the walls next to toothbrushes, while the couple left cannabis "within reach" of their young kids.
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Her children, who were taken into foster care, were tragically up to 18 months behind where they should be at school, reported.
Their teeth were left in a "dismal state", with one of the children being "grossly decayed", forcing them to undergo drastic dental work.
The heartless parents routinely smoked weed in the house and garden, while ditching the youngsters to go and take drugs.
One child had nearly been punched in the face by mixed martial arts fighter Lee, but he missed and instead put a hole in the wall.
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The victim was described as "scared" to the court.
One of the children devastatingly urinated in their room because they were left terrified of bully Lee, who banned them from using the toilet at night.
'SERIOUS NEGLECT'
The prosecutor told the court: "It involved multiple incidents of serious neglect.
"It is neglect over years, not weeks. It's neglect of their emotional needs.
"For these children, moving on is going to take many years in terms of the physical harm they have suffered and, more importantly, the emotional harm they have suffered.
"These are still children with very serious problems that they are going to live with for many years."
Sickening Lee told cops that the family didn't own a vacuum cleaner and claimed his home stunk because of a water leak issue.
He said the bottom of the fridge had "melted" which was why it was covered in slime, while admitting he spent £40 a week on cannabis.
The disgraced dad admitted swearing in front of the children but denied punching one of them, although he confessed to causing a hole in the wall.
It's an assault without a beating in many ways. It's assault by neglect.
Judge Peter Kelson QC
Sarah denied responsibility for the children's health issues but admitted smoking cannabis.
Richard Butters, defending Lee, said: "The facts are awful, particularly when the victims are children. To mitigate the facts would be irresponsible and I don't intend to do so."
BEHIND BARS
Judge Peter Kelson QC said: "There was cannabis located in areas within reach of the children, little food in the cupboards, mould visible on food, no carpeting, with glass on the floor, only four beds available for seven people, with no bedding and dirty nappies everywhere. It's a description of squalor.
"The pair of you were responsible for bringing up these children and your neglect of them was such that they suffered badly.
"It's an assault without a beating in many ways. It's assault by neglect. Appropriate punishment can only be achieved by immediate custody.
"This is a case requiring a deterrent sentence. It's a case where parenting has fallen so far below the acceptable standard."
Lee, who pleaded guilty at a very late stage, was jailed for two years.
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Sarah, who was seen laughing and joking before going into court, was jailed for 18 months.
Judge Kelson added: "You will have served your prison sentence long before your children have recovered from your harm."