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Inside the fly-infested house where boy, 5, was so badly neglected he didn't kno
w what a bath was for and told his foster carer: 'Santa doesn't come to my house
any more'
By Steph Cockroft for MailOnline 18:26 16 Mar 2015, updated 20:34 16 Mar 2015
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Police alerted to boy's plight when he was found wandering streets alone
Officers found the council house in York covered in 'unimaginable filth'
Rubbish, rotting food, dog faeces and dirty dishes were strewn over house
Amid a stench of rot, an abundance of insects and flies swamped the home
Mother, 43, and partner, 42, were spared jail after admitting child cruelty
She was given an 18-month suspended sentence, while his was suspended for si
x months
These horrific images show the squalid conditions inside a fly-infested, dirt-ri
dden home where a five year-old boy was neglected so badly that he did not know
what a bath was for.
The youngster had endured such a miserable upbringing that he told his foster ca
rer that 'Santa' had stopped coming to visit his house, even though he had 'been
good'.

Today, as his mother and her partner were spared jail for child cruelty, images
from inside the family's council house in York reveal the 'unimaginable filth' i
n which the child was forced to live.
Squalor: These horrific images show the squalid conditions inside a fly-infested
, dirt-ridden home where a five year-old boy was neglected so badly that he did
not know what a bath was for
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Squalor: These horrific images show the squalid conditions inside a fly-infested
, dirt-ridden home where a five year-old boy was neglected so badly that he did
not know what a bath was for
'Unimaginable filth': Police found piled-up dirty crockery and rotten food strew
n across the house in York
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'Unimaginable filth': Police found piled-up dirty crockery and rotten food strew
n across the house in York
'Unkempt': The council house's lounge contained a double bed that was covered in
dog hair, dirt and clothes
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'Unkempt': The council house's lounge contained a double bed that was covered in
dog hair, dirt and clothes
Rubbish and rotting food can be seen littered around the filthy home, while ever
y work surface in the kitchen is covered in dirty crockery or moldy food.
Amid a stench of rotten food wafting through the property, there was also an abu
ndance of insects and flies which swamped the tiny, cramped rooms.
Shockingly, dog faeces, dog hair and clothing were also found strewn across the
house, including on the carpet, the doors and even on a double bed, which had be
en set up in the living room.
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Among the chaos was a filthy mug, with the words 'top daddy' ironically emblazon
ed across the front.
Authorities had been alerted to the boy's plight after he escaped from the house
and his frantic mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, rang the police.
He was later found a mile from his council house in York and told police he had
'woken up and looked around the house and nobody was home'.
York Crown Court had heard how police then visited the house and found it in uni
maginable filth with every surfaced piled high with dirty dishes.
Filthy: Officers discovered the mess after the boy escaped from the house and hi
s mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, rang the police. He was found w
andering alone, a mile from the home
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Filthy: Officers discovered the mess after the boy escaped from the house and hi
s mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, rang the police. He was found w
andering alone, a mile from the home
Chaos: The living room was packed full of boxes, plastic bags and a haphazard to
y book, full of broken toys
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Chaos: The living room was packed full of boxes, plastic bags and a haphazard to

y book, full of broken toys

'Top daddy': Ironically, police found a filthy mug languishing in the living roo
m, with the words 'top daddy' emblazoned on the side
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'Top daddy': Ironically, police found a filthy mug languishing in the living roo
m, with the words 'top daddy' emblazoned on the side
It emerged that foster carers had found several of his baby teeth had their root
s exposed with abscesses while six had to be removed. There was no toothbrush su
itable for his use in his house.
Prosecutor Aisha Wadoodi said: 'Every work surface in the kitchen was covered in
dirty crockery and rotting food. There was only rotting food in the fridge.
'The floor was covered in dog hair and clothing. The back yard was covered in do
g excrement. The lounge contained a double bed that was covered in dog hair and
dirt.
'The property was very dirty and unkempt. There was an odour of stale and rottin
g food and a lot of insects and flies flying about everywhere.'
She said it later emerged the little boy didn not know what a bath was for or ho
w to be washed.
The boy's 43-year-old mother
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The boy's 43-year-old mother
Her 42-year-old partner
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Her 42-year-old partner
'Very serious neglect': There was also said to be a stench of stale, rotten food
, wafting through the home
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'Very serious neglect': There was also said to be a stench of stale, rotten food
, wafting through the home
Concerns: Sentencing, the judge said he had 'grave concerns' about the couple's
failure to accept help
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Concerns: Sentencing, the judge said he had 'grave concerns' about the couple's
failure to accept help
Ms Wadoodi added: 'The foster carer reported that when she first gave him a bath
he seemed very frightened and she also observed that he had wax coming out of h
is ears.
'He showed considerable discomfort while eating. He told his foster carer that S
anta doesn't come to his house.'
The court heard how the boy's school contacted the mother in 2013 expressing con
cerns about his hygiene and tiredness.
Although this temporarily improved, the court heard how his hygiene then spirall
ed again towards the end of the academic year.
The prosecutor added that, months down the line, his foster mother now describes
the child as 'a lovely little boy, very chatty, open and likes to please people
'.
Grime: This close-up picture of the kitchen shows rust, dirt and grease lining t
he appliances
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Grime: This close-up picture of the kitchen shows rust, dirt and grease lining t

he appliances
Victoria Smith-Swain, for the 43 year-old mother, said she had a long history of
depression which she described as 'forty years of baggage surrounding her child
hood'.
The woman and her 42-year-old partner admitted two charges of child cruelty but
were spared jailed.
Sentencing them at Leeds Crown Court, Judge Rodney Jameson QC described the case
as 'very unhappy' and involved 'very serious' child neglect.
He said: 'It is almost inconceivable you let yourself and your child live in thi
s squalor without some psychiatric difficulty.
'You knew the problems that you had and were offered help but didn't take it.
'I have grave concerns about your failure to accept help. I find this a very wor
rying aspect of the case.'
The mother was handed a 18-month prison sentence suspended for two years, while
her partner was jailed for six months, also suspended for two years.
The couple were also ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work.
NSPCC helpline is for anyone who is worried about a child

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