Turpin sister's photos of shackled siblings draw gasps in court [View all]
Source: CBS News
By CRIMESIDER STAFF AP June 21, 2018, 3:11 PM
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A judge heard further arguments Thursday as he weighed whether a California couple will face trial on allegations of subjecting most of their 13 children to years of filth, starvation and bizarre abuse that included feeding them moldy pies and sometimes caging them as punishment. David and Louise Turpin appeared for a second day at a preliminary hearing.
Horrific testimony of starvation, squalor and bizarre punishment was presented Wednesday. Photos showed two pale, malnourished girls shackled to bunk beds. Their sister, who surreptitiously snapped the photos, was heard pleading in a 911 call for someone to come and save her siblings.
"They will wake up at night and they will start crying and they wanted me to call somebody," the 17-year-old tells the dispatcher in a quivering, childlike voice.
David and Louise Turpin have pleaded not guilty to torture, child abuse and other charges. Each is being held on $12 million bail and could face up to life in prison if convicted.
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