Parents Who Kept 3 Young Children Locked in “House of Horrors” Over COVID-19 Fears Sentenced

A couple who kept their young children inside what officials described as a “house of horrors” for three and a half years, claiming they were protecting them from the COVID-19 pandemic, have been sentenced.

In April 2025, police in Oviedo, Spain confirmed they rescued three children — a 10-year-old and 8-year-old twins — from a home in the area over three years after they were locked up following the final wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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