3 Michigan children found living alone in 'absolute squalor' after mom abandoned them for years

Main Idea: Oakland County sheriff’s officials said three Michigan children were found living alone in terrible conditions after their mother abandoned them for years.

Key Points:

• Deputies found the 15-year-old boy and his two sisters in a Pontiac rental home filled with garbage, mold, human waste, and other signs of severe neglect.
• Sheriff Michael Bouchard said the children had been left without normal care, education, or regular contact with their mother since about 2020.
• Investigators said the children survived on weekly food drop-offs and lived with very little hygiene support, while neighbors did not know they were there.
• The children were taken to a hospital and later placed with a relative, while prosecutors worked on possible charges against the mother.