A 68-year-old father accused of drugging his two daughters and systematically raping them for a year has been arrested by Brazilian police.
The elderly man, who was not named by police in Juazeiro do Norte, in the state of Ceara, Brazil, tied the sisters to filthy mattresses surrounded by human faeces and rotting trash in a makeshift prison in his home, cops believe.
Shocking police evidence photos show one daughter with her feet tied together with a makeshift hobble while the other sister is comatose on a stained bed.
Both sisters were shockingly thin and are said to be suffering from severe malnutrition and dehydration.
They were rescued in a police raid on May 5after a tip off to police from a horrified neighbour.
Sources told police that they believed he had been abusing them for at least a year.
The sisters, aged 36 and 38, are recovering in an emergency care unit in the Limoeiro neighborhood.
Police reportedly received an anonymous tip-off about the conditions the women were being held in, and arrived to the home to discover what reports describe as a ‘private prison’.
The women were found tied up in a makeshift prison
The elderly man (pictured), who was not named by police in Juazeiro do Norte, in the state of Ceara, Brazil, has now been arrested and charged
Both sisters were shockingly thin and are said to be suffering from severe malnutrition and dehydration
Police believe their father began raping them when their mother left the house for a hospital appointment a year ago and never came back.
He reportedly told police had tied up his daughters to ‘stop them falling out of their beds’.
Horrific images from inside the house show mounds of rubbish and belongings, with the father and his daughters living in squalid conditions.
One neighbour said: ‘I always suspected something was wrong, but we never imagined it was this horrific.’
A local TV station which spoke to two people who witnessed the crime scene said that the women were sexually abused and were not being fed properly.
The father was taken to the city’s Women’s Defence Police Station, where he was charged with domestic violence, mistreatment, psychological violence, and unlawful imprisonment.
He could also face rape charges once his daughters have been medically examined for signs of sexual abuse.
Police believe their father began raping them when their mother left the house for a hospital appointment a year ago and never came back
The case was followed by a local who attended the scene and posted videos on social media showing the moment the victims were removed from the house.
In a statement, local police confirmed that it had arrested a man on suspicion of domestic violence.
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