First pic of ‘House of Horrors’ dad who kept his three kids including twins prisoner since Covid lockdown in Spain

THIS is the first picture of the dad-of-three accused of keeping his young children locked up in a Spanish “house of horrors” since the beginning of the Covid crisis.

Christian Steffen, 53, and his wife Melissa Ann Steffen, 48, were arrested for alleged child abuse after the police raided the house in Spain.

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Christian Steffen, 53, has been arrested alongside his wife for alleged child abuse[/caption]

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The eight-year-old twins and ten-year-old boy were discovered in horrific conditions – each wearing three face masks and forced to wear nappies and sleep in caged beds.

The young boys were reportedly suffering from constipation.

The police said the house was full of rubbish and old medicines as well as filthy pet excrement and a cat with a massive tumour.

The children were reportedly kept out of school and were forbidden to leave the house.

A source close to the ongoing investigation said: “They had a timetable and a maximum number of times a day they could use the toilet because the rest of the time they had to wear nappies.”

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