Two teenagers discovered malnourished and naked by police in a suburban Brisbane home on Wednesday are being treated in hospital.
According to reports, police had been responding to the sudden death of a 49-year-old man when they found the male teens, aged 17 and 19, after hearing sounds from within a locked bedroom.
The Guardian understands the 49-year-old was the father of the teenagers.
A QLD Ambulance spokesman told the Guardian that responders were called to an address in Stafford in Brisbane’s north at about 7.20am on Wednesday, after police had arrived on scene.
“They were both in stable conditions, and are now being treated in hospital for medical conditions they suffered.”
The spokesman said they were being treated at Prince Charles Hospital.
The Guardian understands the 49-year-old’s death is not being treated suspiciously by authorities, but a post mortem examination is being conducted.
Di Farmer, Queensland’s minister for child safety, has described the situation as “horrific” and said her “thoughts are with these two young men who are getting the support and care they need”.
“Hearing about events like this in our community is never easy,” she said.
Steven Miles, deputy QLD premier, said he had only learned about the incident from media reports, but said what he’d seen was “particularly tragic” and “heart-wrenching”.
source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/28/heart-wrenching-naked-and-malnourished-teens-found-by-police-in-locked-room-of-brisbane-home
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