Two children, 6 and 7, rescued from squalid London flat were not toilet trained and could only say ‘iPad’

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The two children were found inside a flat in Hounslow (Picture: Getty Images) Two children aged six and seven barely able to walk and talk have been rescued from a squalid home,…

Two children aged six and seven barely able to walk and talk have been rescued from a squalid home, with ‘iPad’ being one of the only words they know.

They were found inside a flat in Hounslow last February alongside rubbish and used nappies inside a flat in Hounslow.

Investigators believe they were strapped to furniture including high chairs for long periods of time.

The children were not toilet trained and walked on the balls of their feet as their toes were spread out.

They were wearing clothes for three-year-olds, shared a single shoe and suffered from eczema.

Police were alerted by a supermarket delivery driver, but it was found Hounslow social services had received five reports since 2023.

These included neighbours, the children’s father, their aunt and a dentist.

The aunt described the flat as ‘filthy, dark, with taped windows, no sunlight, and drawings on the walls’.

A report said: ‘They did not recognise stairs and on a normal shopping experience, they did not know how to use escalators or lifts.’

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