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   A Michigan mother was arrested on Friday for allegedly abandoning her   
   children for several years, leaving them in deplorable conditions,   
   according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Department.   
      
   The 34-year-old woman from Pontiac, Michigan, deserted her three children,   
   a 15-year-old boy and two daughters ages 12 and 13, for approximately four   
   to five years, "leaving them to live alone in absolute squalor," officials   
   said.   
      
   "Throughout my extensive career in this field, I have never encountered a   
   scenario as dire and prolonged as this one, involving abandonment, neglect   
   and abuse of the highest order," Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard said in a   
   statement.   
      
   The children were discovered on Friday afternoon, when deputies received a   
   call from a landlord to perform a welfare check at a house in the 600   
   block of Lydia Lane. The landlord was concerned about the residents, since   
   he had not heard from the mother since December and had not received rent   
   since October.   
      
   When deputies arrived on the scene, they found the three children in the   
   home alone living in horrific conditions. In some rooms of the house,   
   garbage was piled as high as four feet, along with mold and human feces   
   found throughout the residence. The bathtub and toilets were overflowing   
   with human excrement, and authorities said the mother did not leave any   
   toilet paper or personal hygiene products.   
      
   "It appeared that the children were unfamiliar with how to use personal   
   hygiene items or know how to flush a toilet," the sheriff's department   
   said.   
      
   The boy told authorities that he and his two sisters had been living alone   
   since 2020 or 2021, and that the three of them survived on prepared food   
   their mother or a stranger would deliver once a week. He told authorities   
   he had been in contact with his mother, but it appeared "she had not seen   
   the girls in years."   
      
   "It kind of reminds me of the commercials you see where animals are living   
   in very deplorable conditions," Bouchard told ABC News. "Take that times   
   10, and that's what the kids were living in for years."   
      
   The children had not attended school since their abandonment, passing time   
   by watching television and playing games. When discovered, the children   
   were wearing soiled clothing, had matted hair and toenails several inches   
   long — making it challenging to walk. The boy slept on a mattress while   
   the two girls slept on pizza boxes, officials said.   
      
   The woman was found at another location and arrested without incident,   
   officials said. She told authorities the father of the children was not   
   involved in their lives.   
      
   Neighbors were not aware of the children's living conditions and told   
   authorities they only saw the mother dropping things off at the house.   
      
   https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-allegedly-abandons-children-years-   
   deplorable-conditions-authorities/story?id=118891678   
      
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