Parents hide disabled children for 40 years!
Beit Awwa, West Bank :
A Palestinian couple locked their disabled son and daughter in two stinking, urine-stained rooms for four decades out of fear they would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child if discovered, Police said on Thursday.
Few people in the rural town od Beit Awwa knew of 38 years old Basam Musalmeh and his sister Nawal, 42. they were kept since they were children in the two danks, crumbling concrete rooms that stank of sweat and urine behind their family's house.
Police found the siblings during a raid late on Wednesday night, searching for Hamas loyalists
and criminals in the village, said an official.
Palestinian police commander Samih Saify said while police were searching the house, they heard unusual noises and went to investigate. he said they found Basam Musalemeh naked, when Nawal wore a flimsy nightdress. the siblings have not been diagnosed with any specific mental illness.
TOI - 29.08.08
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