Neighbours break silence after Brisbane father charged with torturing his kids trends now

Neighbours break silence after Brisbane father charged with torturing his kids trends now
Neighbours break silence after Brisbane father charged with torturing his kids trends now

Neighbours break silence after Brisbane father charged with torturing his kids trends now

Neighbours who lived next door to a home where three children were allegedly tortured have told police they will never forgive themselves for brushing off their screams and tantrums.

Police were called to the property in Brisbane's south-east about 9.30pm on Saturday January 22, and found a five-year-old boy in a critical condition, and his older siblings - a girl, six, and boy, eight, in the garage with extensive non-life threatening injuries.  

All three kids were taken to Queensland Children's Hospital for treatment, where they are now in a stable condition.

Daily Mail Australia understands police will allege neighbours heard screams coming from the home where the children's 29-year-old father was arrested.

He has since been charged with seven counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, three counts of torture, three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm while armed and one count of grievous bodily harm. 

Previous court records reveal the father-of-three is a refugee who migrated to Australia more than a decade ago. 

Detectives were scouring the two-storey property, which sits at the end of a strip of apartments within a gated community, for four days after the father's arrest.

Pictured: The Brisbane home where three children were allegedly tortured by their father

Pictured: The Brisbane home where three children were allegedly tortured by their father 

The backyard was desolate except for a couple of weathered chairs

The backyard was desolate except for a couple of weathered chairs 

The brick home appeared eerily desolate with no toys in the yard or other indicators that it had been ever been occupied by children - or anyone at all.

The barren backyard is a stark contrast to the one next door which is brimming with trampolines, bikes, and kids games.  

The only signs of life were a padlock clamped through the front screen door, a couple of weathered chairs in the backyard and a stack of empty plastic containers piled on the grass by the entrance. 

While the property appeared void of possessions, the father's car remains parked in a bay across from the house. Through the window, a single child's car seat could be seen fitted in the back.

A neighbour, who did not provide her name, said the family had moved into the townhouse between six and four months ago. 

She said she never saw the kids playing outside but heard them screaming 'almost every night' and thought they must have been refusing to go to bed.   

'The screams would happen at all hours, sometimes late into the evening. It was mainly the girl,'

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