A Houston suburban couple has been arrested in the United States on charges of aggravated assault by their twins. The 15-year-old siblings were severely malnourished. They say their 40-year-old mother abused them for months.

They were starved, handcuffed, and forced to drink bleach and other cleaning products. If they talked too much, they would have oven cleaner sprayed in their mouths. Local TV station KHOU reported that the two were also forced to eat their own urine and feces. In various American media, the house where the assaults took place is referred to as the house of horrors called.

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The twins managed to escape after the boy got hold of the handcuff key and hid it in his mouth until the shore was clear. The children slapped their bare feet for 30 minutes, wore small dresses and asked neighbors at the doors for help. You have it just a few blocks away. They said their mother tied them up in the laundry room. They had injuries on their wrists.

In addition to the twins, five other children were placed on child protection.

The mother had already been convicted of child neglect ten years ago. She was jailed in Louisiana for six months after allegedly submerging a 5-year-old child in hot water.