'My parents took my whole life for me,' one of their children said during the emotional sentencing hearing for David Turpin and Louise Turpin.
A California couple who shackled, tortured, and starved 12 of their children in squalid conditions for years, were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday.in February to 14 felony counts that included torture and child endangerment, roughly a year after their 17-year-old daughter escaped their filthy Riverside home and contacted authorities.
"Their lives have been permanently altered in their ability to learn, grow, and thrive," Schwartz said."To the extent that they do thrive... it will be not because of you both, but despite you both.""My parents took my whole life from me," one of the daughters told the court while fighting back tears."But now, I'm taking my life back."
Louise Turpin told the court through tears that she looks forward to the day when she can hug the siblings"and tell them I’m sorry." Prosecutors said the children — who ranged in age from 2 to 29 when they were found — were almost always either shackled to their beds or kept in separate rooms, and were allowed to shower only once a year.
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