Before Palm Beach Sheriff's deputies entered the home of Travis and Robin Royall on Friday, they could smell the putrid odor of urine emanating from the residence. What they found inside made the Florida deputies stomach turn - thousands of cockroaches, piles of human feces and trash stacked wall-to-wall. But what horrified them the most were the two young children sleeping in a spider- and roach-infested room with no air conditioning or running water and a gaping hole in the roof overhead. The Royalls had already lost custody of the children once in 2012 because of the home's deplorable condition. Over the weekend, when the officers found a urine-soaked floor and a toilet that looked as if it hadn't been flushed in weeks, the couple lost their children again.
Travis (left), 34, and Robin Royall (right), 38, of West Palm Beach, Florida, were arrested on one count of child neglect for keeping their children in a home covered in excrement and garbag
Travis and Robin Royall allowed their children (pictured) to live in a cockroach- and spider-infested home, with a giant hole in the roof, human feces on the floor and no air conditioning or running water
When I opened the fridge, you could barely see the bottom of the drawers and shelves due to the amount of dead cockroaches, bugs and cockroach eggs. 'When I opened the oven, about 100 cockroaches fell down and began scattering. 'The oven was full of discarded food and appeared to not have been cleaned for years,' a deputy wrote in a police report. The Department of Children and Families removed the Royalls’ two children from their home over the weekend, according to the Palm Beach Post, and each parent is facing a count of child neglect.
This is the third time the Department of Children and Families visited the home and the second time the Royalls have lost custody of their children
'When I opened the fridge, you could barely see the bottom of the drawers and shelves due to the amount of dead cockroaches, bugs and cockroach eggs,' on officer wrote in a police report
Robert Royall (pictured, right picture, right), Travis's father, said he gathered his family to help clean the house after his son and Robin's arrest over the weekend
'We would like to thank our friends, family and members of the community for their kind words and support during this difficult time. 'The children are thriving, safe and staying with a family member. We are fully cooperating with the Department of Children and Families and will continue to do so throughout this ordeal. 'We encourage DCF to take a very proactive role in this case and we will comply with their requirements. 'We ask that you please respect the privacy of the children not only for their safety but also so the family can work to heal,' they wrote.
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