Breaking News: A California couple is accused of holding 13 of their children captive, some shackled to beds. A 17-year-old escaped and called the police.

The 17-year-old, who escaped from the house early Sunday, used a cellphone she found in the home to call the police with her startling claim about her siblings being held against their will, the police said. Officers found the girl’s 12 siblings — who range from ages 2 to 29 — in the foul-smelling house, living in the dark without access to adequate food or water, the authorities said.

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