Incest rape horror as sisters, 36 and 38, are found tied to their beds in squalid ‘private prison' house where father 'sexually abused them for a year'
The elderly man, who was not named by police in Juazeiro do Norte, in the state of Ceara, Brazil, tied the sisters to filthy mattresses surrounded by human faeces and rotting trash in a makeshift prison in his home.
Shocking police evidence photos show one daughter with her feet tied together with a makeshift hobble while the other sister is comatose on her disturbingly stained bed.
Both sisters were shockingly thin and are said to be suffering from severe malnutrition and dehydration.
They were rescued in a police raid on May 5after a tip off to police from a horrified neighbour.
Sources told police that they believed he had been abusing them for at least a year.
The sisters, aged 36 and 38, are recovering in an emergency care unit in the Limoeiro neighborhood.
Because they were hospitalised, they were unable to go through a forensic examination to investigate the alleged abuse.
Police believe their father began raping them when their mother left the house for a hospital appointment a year ago and never came back.
One neighbour said: 'I always suspected something was wrong, but we never imagined it was this horrific.'
Their dad was taken to the city's Women's Defence Police Station, where he was charged with domestic violence, mistreatment, psychological violence, and unlawful imprisonment.
He could also face rape charges once his daughters have been medically examined for signs of sexual abuse.
He reportedly told police had tied up his daughters to 'stop them falling out of their beds'.
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