A Michigan woman was charged with child abuse after leaving her three children to reside alone for years in a filthy house filled with trash and feces. 34-year-old Kelli Bryant is in custody and awaits a court hearing, per the New York Post. 

The Oakland County prosecutor in suburban Detroit, Karen McDonald, said “These three kids were entrusted to the care of their mother … and the evidence suggests that she effectively abandoned them to a revolting pit of refuse and squalor.”

McDonald went on to say, “What stands out the most for me is, no love… There was nobody there to care for them.”

The siblings, a 15-year-old boy and two girls aged 12 and 13, were located hiding when officials entered their home in Pontiac. They responded to a call from the landlord, who hadn’t received rent since October.

“Police were astonished to find anyone in the location, because it appeared to be uninhabitable with piles of garbage and refuse several feet high,” said the county prosecutor, adding that the toilet out of service. 

The children were discovered covered in feces, and the girls had difficulty walking outside. In the hospital, they struggled with basic tasks like using the toilet and brushing their teeth because they haven’t done so for years. They likely lived alone since 2020 or 2021, contacting their mother only by text for food while she stayed 20 miles away.

#Clique, what are your thoughts?