JUST IN: The parents who locked their three children inside their home for four years out of Covid fears, leaving them with severe mental and physical conditions, have been sentenced to prison
Christian Steffen, 53, and his wife Melissa Ann Steffen, 48, were sentenced to nearly three years in prison after a closed trial in Oviedo, Spain
The couple kept their three children — a 10-year-old and 8-year-old twins — inside their home from late 2021 to April 2025
The children were found in poor conditions with serious physical and developmental issues after years without normal contact with the outside world
Inside the home, police reported unsanitary conditions and disturbing drawings made by the children
One child was so amazed after being freed that he knelt down and touched the grass outside
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@GNutsofHorror 1. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
2. Call for the Dead by John le Carre
3. The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes 4. Quatermass and the Pit by Nigel Kneale
5. The Space Vampires by Colin Wilson and The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (re-reads)
@Jawiin I’ve followed you for many years and you’ve always exuded kindness and a real love for what you do. You seem to be a truly good man and I wish there were more like you in the world. Hope you’re feeling better soon.
@grady_hendrix Seeing the 1967 Quatermass and the Pit on American television in the early seventies was the first time a movie burned its imprint into me. I was around 7 years old and to this day I still feel the impact of that viewing experience in my writing.
Fostering a kitten while I’m in Budapest working on a new project. Poor little guy was found stuck on top of a phone pole. Now he’s got a safer view of the city.