German couple on trial in Spain for locking kids in 'house of horror'

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2026-03-10

Madrid (dpa) - A German couple are on trial in Spain accused of locking their three children in a "house of horror" filled with rubbish for three and a half years. The trial opened on Tuesday at the provincial court in the northern city of Oviedo behind closed doors to protect the underage victims. The children, then 8-year-old twins and a 10-year-old boy, were freed at the end of April 2025 after a neighbour alerted the police. Investigators s......

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