Posted on 10/15/2019 10:18:50 PM PDT by bitt
AMSTERDAM (REUTERS) - Five siblings and a man believed to be their father were receiving medical treatment after Dutch police acting on a tip discovered them locked away in a secret room at an isolated farm, officials in the Netherlands said on Tuesday (Oct 15).
The five, estimated at 18 to 25 years of age, and a man they identified as their ailing father were found near Ruinerwold, a village in the northern province of Drenthe.
“We found six people living in a small space in the house which could be locked, not a cellar. It is unclear if they resided there voluntarily,” local police said in a statement, adding that the people may have been hidden away on the property for nine years.
“They say they are a family, a father and five children,” police added.
Officials did not confirm local TV reports that the family may have held “end of days” apocalyptic beliefs.
Earlier, local Mayor Roger de Groot said a 58-year-old man, not the father of the children, had been arrested. His role was unclear.
The Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad daily identified the man as “Joseph B.,” an Austrian carpenter.
Police confirmed they had arrested a man who was renting the farm but would not comment on his identity.
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ping to weird stuff
I lasted 48 seconds. a new record for her.
great... how the heck did I make a weird stuff ping list ? do I look like Chet99 ?
why yes! yes you do!
;)
FTA
Earlier, local Mayor Roger de Groot said a 58-year-old man, not the father of the children, had been arrested. His role was unclear.
Groot? haha
Another bunch of Rapture believers
Ask Slings and Arrows, who used to have the *Not a ping List* ping list.
He used to ping out stuff like this all the time.
They missed Comet Khoutek.
He is gonna be pissed when the world ends tomorrow.
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