Mother of family living in squalid conditions in Peristeri pregnant with 7th child – “This was not our permanent way of life,” says father

The parent of the household that had been surviving successful a squalid flat successful Peristeri is large with her seventh child. The gestation was confirmed by the family’s lawyer, Anastasia Kerchanatzidou, speaking connected the tv programme Alithies maine ti Zina. However, she said she wanted to clarify definite points.

“It is true, we corroborate that she is pregnant. I privation to clarify immoderate things, due to the fact that initially, erstwhile idiosyncratic hears this, they whitethorn signifier a definite opinion. This household had been surviving successful reasonably bully conditions connected the island. An urgent request arose for the household to determination to Athens, wherever they returned. They had rented an flat with reasonably bully conditions, but the erstwhile tenant had not vacated the spot connected time, truthful they were forced to enactment for a fewer days successful this circumstantial dwelling,” Ms. Kerchanatzidou said.

“This was not our imperishable mode of life,” says the father

The begetter of the household described the conditions discovered by constabulary successful the Peristeri flat arsenic an isolated incidental caused by gastroenteritis.

He claims that the filth recovered some successful the location and connected the children resulted from the illness, which the parent was incapable to grip connected her ain portion helium was moving astir of the day.

The begetter besides stressed that his household is close-knit and appealed to the authorities to amusement its societal enactment truthful the household tin stay unneurotic for the payment of the steadfast intelligence and carnal improvement of the six children.

What the begetter claims

“The household I created with my woman is my full life. I enactment continuously and hard to supply for my six children, forced to enactment astir of the time without ever complaining astir it. We are a close-knit and loving family.

The incidental that became nationalist was by nary means a imperishable mode of life. We were forced to enactment for a fewer days successful the rooftop dwelling until our determination to our caller location was completed.

Unfortunately, cases of unwellness (gastroenteritis) that affected my household manifested arsenic an isolated incident, which my woman could not negociate connected her ain with six children wrong that tiny house.

I inquire the authorities to amusement its societal look and, alternatively of terrible condemnation, to assistance america arsenic it should truthful that we tin support our household unneurotic for the payment of our children’s steadfast intelligence and carnal development,” the begetter reportedly said, according to statements aired connected Alithies maine ti Zina.

“The children, aged 8 and 9, wore diapers – they were similar small soldiers”: New allegations astir the family

The lawsuit successful Peristeri, involving children surviving among filth and garbage, has shocked nationalist opinion.

As became known yesterday afternoon, the 2 parents who were arrested were sentenced by the summary tribunal to 16 months successful situation each, convertible to a good of 10 euros per day. At the aforesaid time, the tribunal granted suspensive effect to their appeal.

“The children wore diapers”

According to grounds from a pistillate who had known the household since astir 2019, the minors showed disposable signs of neglect. Speaking connected ANT1’s greeting amusement To Proino, she described the children arsenic frail, often frightened, and highly babelike connected their mother’s reactions.

Particular interest was caused by claims that the family’s 2 daughters, aged 8 and 9, inactive deterioration diapers.

“I’ve known them since astir 2019. They changed houses often, but they moved astir this section area. I knew the children rather well. I would spot them regular for definite periods. They were frail, pale, visibly neglected, had tegument problems and damaged teeth. They were children with beardown signs of neglect. You could consciousness that these children were besides nether intelligence pressure. They needed to get soundless support from their parent done oculus contact. They were similar small soldiers. The 2 girls, who are 8 and 9 years old, inactive deterioration diapers. The eldest girl had to repetition a schoolhouse year, and the parent presented it arsenic thing positive, saying the older and younger girl would beryllium unneurotic and the older 1 would assistance with lessons,” she initially said connected the program.

Describing different incidental involving the family, she added:

“They often visited a nutrient establishment. They chose to beryllium astatine 3 antithetic tables: the parents with the 2 youngest children, the 2 boys astatine different table, and the 2 girls astatine a third. The 2 parents would bid 1 information of food, provender the 2 youngest children a little, portion the 2 boys and the 2 girls sat without food. When the parents finished eating, the parent would bid different information and disagreement it among the different 4 children.”