In Texas, a mother tortures her children with an unimaginable brutality! The luxurious house of horrors

In an unbelievable incident, a mother tortured her children in brutal and catastrophic ways in a luxurious house. It was described in foreign newspapers as a house of horror. Seven children who were rescued from their mother who abused them described in detail the years of torture she practiced on them, including forcing them to drink bleach and pouring it on their organs. Genital.

The mother, Zekea Duncan, 40, and boyfriend Jova Terrell, 27, left the house when they learned the twins had escaped but were arrested later that day in Baton Rouge, a four-hour drive, across Texas to neighboring Louisiana.

The twins were kept naked and handcuffed in the laundry room, their feet often bound with iron chains. Pictures of the twins showed deep cuts, bruises and scars on their wrists and ankles, among other parts of their bodies.

The boy said he found the key to the handcuffs in his mother's purse and hid it in his mouth, then ran out of the house around 5 a.m. He was only wearing shorts when he ran away, and the girl was wearing a hoodie and thin pants: both were barefoot when a neighbour, having knocked on several doors, took them.

The children's father, Nicholas Menena, a photographer and media director for the Great Evangelical Baptist Church, who lives in Baton Rouge with his wife, did not want to comment on questions for the Daily Mail.

On Thursday, indictment documents obtained by KHOU in Houston detail a series of horrific abuses. The 16-year-old told investigators that his mother once gave him 24 pills commonly used for allergies and colds to make him sleep. The usual dose is one to two tablets every six hours, with a maximum of 12 tablets in 24 hours.

He was forced to eat an entire can at once, and the pills caused him to have an epileptic fit. Then Duncan reduced the dose to 20 tablets. His twin sister was also given dangerous doses of the drug. The children told interrogators that their mother poured bleach down their throats and on their genitals to burn their skin.

It also made them drink household cleaners as punishment if they "talk too much," according to court documents obtained by the channel. Duncan prevented her children from using the bathroom, and they were forced to defecate and urinate on themselves and then eat and drink it. They said they only got dirty water from a mop bucket to wash with.

The children told interrogators that they were severely beaten, with their mother using extension cords, curtain rods and other metal poles to beat them. And her boyfriend, Tyrell, often punched the 16-year-old boy. The twins, who were severely malnourished when they escaped on Tuesday, said they were starving, fed one to three times a week, and survived on mustard sandwiches.

The family is believed to have only moved to Houston this summer, where they live in a spacious home in an upscale neighborhood. The home, in Marina Alto Lane, sold in late July and is valued at between $552.001 and $627000.

Police have not yet confirmed whether Duncan and her boyfriend bought or rented the house. The four-bedroom, three-bathroom home includes a formal living and dining room, a covered patio, a two-car garage, and access to a community pool and water park.

Duncan was previously charged with child abuse 10 years ago in Louisiana. A five-year-old girl was taken from school to a local hospital for treatment for burns on her feet, genitals and other parts of her body. Doctors determined it was likely the result of a hot water burn. The boy also sustained bruises on his back, hip and buttocks.

When the police went to Duncan's house, they found a 20-month-old baby wrapped in clothes with his hands tied. According to the documents, the only other person in the house was the 4-year-old's brother.

Police reported at the time that two of Duncan's other children showed signs of abuse and were removed from the home. They said Duncan admitted that she had been investigated for child abuse in the past. She was charged with Cruelty to Juveniles, but the children were eventually returned to her.