How the f*ck do you do this to a human being never mind your own kids?? Plain evil. Shouldn't need a trial.

And of course the CPS, again, fails their job. Another agency that needs to be dissembled from the top down.

And notice it was a WHITE WOMAN that opened the door to help! [But whites are racist🙄] This is disgusting to put it lightly. I hope the mom and bf BURN IN THE ETERNAL FLAMES OF HELL!

Hope they throw away the key on these demented people.

The twins told investigators they weren’t allowed to use the toilet and were forced to drink their own urine and live surrounded by feces in the laundry room. Both were malnourished and the boy had at least one fractured bone that had healed, a source said. They also had bruises, cuts and scars all over their bodies and were extremely thin with their bones sticking out.

how does this woman and her dopehead boyfriend move into a 600k house??

Oh God, how horrible. I watched a show a few days ago about the same thing, but it was more children, and it was in Califonia. Here is the link. It was on ABC also. I did not link ABC. https://nypost.com/2021/11/20/turpin-kids-horror-house-rescue-shown-on-bodycam-footage/

This is an example where fuck the law, Street justice should be the punishment

I saw this story on 20/20. Sadly, CPS in S. California, who took custody of the younger children, failed them and although a lot of money was donated on their behalf it was under the control of CPS. The last I heard, one of the younger kids works at a fast food restaurant and has to ride a bike and take the bus to and from work when there was plenty of money to get them a car and/or send them to college.

I'm disappointed at how many people turned them away.

There was a case of horrific abuse involving a girl named Sylvia who was eventually murdered by her foster mom. The next door neighbor would hear the screaming regularly but told the court when there was a trial that it was "none of her affair."

That neighborhood of Marina Alto Ln in Cypress, Texas is actually a brand new neighborhood in a pretty wealthy upper middle class area. The homes in the neighborhood were only built starting in 2020, and most of them were built in 2021. It's way out on the far NW corner of Houston, but is about the last place you'd ever expect there to be problems like this.

I still wonder about the article, because it says "the twins were kept starved, naked and shackled in the basement." There ARE no basements in homes in that area of Houston. Zero. None. Laundry rooms would be on the main 1st floor level, flat slab foundation. That probably explains why the couple was so adamant about punishing the boys for making any noise. Laundry rooms are typically indoors on an exterior wall, normally next to the garage entrance to the house. Any loud noises could be heard by neighbors outdoors through the dryer vent.

Other than that one small issue with the story, I'm glad it worked out OK for the children now.

Regards CPS : "State law prevents them from even acknowledging an investigation."

How are these departments held accountable if they are accountable? What are the processes for transparency, if any? Who has oversight?

Does this system hardwire the ability to selectively serve the public? Who specifically oversees selection? Where are the bottlenecks and gatekeepers?

(No need to answer, just quick notes so I can look this shit up later )

Can you believe they had 5 other children besides the twins?

Deputies went to the house to investigate but the couple and five other children, ages 8 to 14, were gone so an AMBER Alert was issued.

Hours later, Zaikiya Duncan, 40, and Jova Terrell, 27, were arrested in Baton Rouge, La. Both could be charged with injury to a child and will be brought back to Houston on Thursday.

Only one child was with the couple when they were arrested. The other four boys were later found safe with relatives in Louisiana.

Edit- Makes you wonder how the other 5 kids were treated.