Pristine cannabis plants in house with neglected children
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A court has heard four young children lived in squalor while their father grew cannabis plants in their Edinburgh home.
On Wednesday at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, the children's 48-year-old mother pleaded guilty to neglect while their 35-year-old father admitted cultivating the drug in the Niddrie area of the city.
Police only became aware of the problem after complaints were raised about the anti-social behaviour of one of the sons.
Police discover pristine cannabis plants in house with neglected children
After visiting the property, police contacted social work who in turn took all four children into care.
The children - aged between seven and ten years old - were found sleeping on the floor covered by dirty bed sheets in a filthy and darkened house.
Police later found a dozen cannabis plants the father was growing for his own use. The plants were in optimum conditions for growth, and had been watered at regular intervals.
The mother and father - who cannot be named for legal reasons - have admitted neglect and drug cultivation respectively.
Sheriff Michael O'Grady deferred sentence on the pair until next month and they were granted bail until then.
The children remain in care.
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