Authorities removed three children from a home in West Virginia after investigators uncovered allegations of yearslong abuse and neglect, according to a Fox News report. The outlet's headline states that a West Virginia couple has been charged after the children were found in what it called an alleged "house of horrors."
Fox News reported that the children were taken from the residence, and its summary said the allegations involved abuse and neglect that lasted for years. The summary did not say how long the children had lived in the home, what specific allegations were made, or what conditions investigators found there.
The Fox News report, as available for this story, did not name the couple, the children, or the charges filed against the couple. It also did not identify the court in which any charges were filed or state whether the people involved had entered pleas. The source record lists no author for the piece.
The headline and summary are the only published text available for this report. The description of the residence as a "house of horrors" is attributed to Fox News, and no court record or other document cited in the material reviewed confirms the account.
No independent confirmation of the allegations, the charges, or the removal of the children was available for this report. Every detail above comes from Fox News alone. The authorities referred to in the summary were not named, and no statement from them was included in the material reviewed.
Sources: Fox News: West Virginia couple charged after kids found in alleged ‘house of horrors’.