Children testify as Calif. parents face life in prison in torture and abuse case
Louise Turpin, left, and her husband, David Turpin appear in Superior Court in Riverside, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2018. Last Updated Friday, April 19, 2019 2:10PM EDT
A daughter said, "Life may have been bad but it made me strong. I fought to become the person that I am. I saw my dad change my mom. They almost changed me, but I realized what was happening. ... I'm a fighter, I'm strong and I'm shooting through life like a rocket." The residence was neatly kept and neighbours rarely saw the kids outside, but nothing triggered suspicion.
When deputies arrived, they were shocked by what they discovered. A 22-year-old son was chained to a bed and two girls had just been set free from their shackles. The house was covered in filth and the stench of human waste was overwhelming.Judge Bernard Schwartz said the children were not allowed to be filmed or photographed.
But she knew enough to punch the digits 9-1-1 into a barely workable cellphone and then began describing years of horrific abuse to a police dispatcher.
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