A Tennessee couple is accused of keeping two children in severely squalid conditions in a roach-filled home that was so filthy and cluttered, tables apparently blocked the front door from opening.
Leon Woods, 65, and his girlfriend Carol Phillips, 36, are each facing two charges of child neglect after law enforcement officials in Chattanooga discovered the children — both of them still in diapers, with one just 1 year old — during a wellness check at the couple's home.
Police were called to the residence on Nov. 21, for an argument between the adults, according to local ABC affiliate WTVC .
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