Bucks County, PA — A mother and father in Bucks County, Pennsylvania are facing charges after seven children were found living in deplorable conditions.
Investigators say the walls and floors of the home were disintegrating and the children needed emergency medical attention.
Police are thankful that a concerned neighbor called 911.
"It irritates me."
Mother of four Tammy DeHaven became concerned after she saw a neighbor’s child, who appeared malnourished, going into an abandoned trailer last month in Sellersville. So, she called the police.
"I figured the trailer park couldn't do anything about it. So, I figured I would call the police and see if they could come in and do something."
Officers with Pennridge Regional Police quickly responded, and they say they made a disturbing discovery at the home.
Police say seven children, ages 4 to 16, were found.
Officers say they were wearing filthy clothes and living in deplorable conditions with disintegrating floors, bugs and a lack of food.
"As part of the medical treatment that the children had, there was some significant dental health issues and some issues with some eye care and malnourishment."
An affidavit of probable cause alleges that “none of the seven children had any formal education, and all lacked basic knowledge.”
Some of the children did not know their own birth dates.
"It's horrible!"
Police charged the children's parents, 47-year-old Shane Robertson and his wife, 37-year-old Crystal Robertson, with seven felony counts of endangering the welfare of children. Both are free on bail.
When asked if there was something she would tell the parents, the neighbor responded:
"How? How could you do that to a child? I hope they're taken care of. That's what they deserve. They deserve to be children."
Some neighbors say they knew something wrong was going inside that home, but they didn't know who to call about it.
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