Dutch police finds a family who'd lived 9 yrs in a cellar of a farm

[thieuster]

Weird story today:

This morning, Dutch online papers mentioned the discovery by the police of a family of (most adults) who'd lived in a cellar under a farm for over 9 yrs.

One of the children had managed to escape and he made a run for it to the nearest local pub. The first time, the pub was closed (late at night). But last Sunday he managed to get in. The landlord there warned the local police who ultimately found the family. Then the plot thickens: there's no mum and the oldest adult (father) doesn't speak Dutch, he apparently speaks German!

During a press conference, the major mentioned the fact that -especially the younger kids- have no idea about an outside world!

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/1...mhouse-cellar/

[markrlondon]

Weird and bizarre!

Presumably some of them must have come out to earn money or at least gather food.

<later, having read the story>

Ah, they did come out to tend their goat and veg garden(!)

[zenius]

Like a movie story...unfortunate, good it has ended.

[Huertecilla]

Like a movie story...unfortunate, good it has ended.

´Fortunate´ remains to be seen.

Also it has not quite ended yet.

[thieuster]

I hope it's not similar to that Austrian horror story a few years back.

Menno

[Tabs]

I hope it's not similar to that Austrian horror story a few years back.

Menno

That's the first thing I thought too. Fritzl kept them locked up for over 20 years. Horrific.

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[snowman]

Yeah, but he's got great feedback on H&V.

M

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[markrlondon]

Yeah, but he's got great feedback on H&V.

I wouldn't be surprised.