Dutch Family Found Locked Away After Nine Years In Secret Farmhouse Room
A resident in name of Chris Westerbeek first noticed something was wrong when a stranger walked into his bar with a confused look on his face, for the second time that week. Upon talking to the man, the bar owner realized that he was in need of help and called the police.
In a village in the northern province of Drenthe in Holland the police subsequently found five siblings and a man they identified as their ailing father locked away in a secret room at an isolated farm near Ruinerwold.
Dutch family found locked away after nine years in secret farmhouse room (Photo: ABC News)
According to a published post by ABC News, Mr. Westerbeek said the first time the man walked into his bar he ordered a couple of beers, paid for them, and walked away. The second time he didn’t order anything and asked the bar owner for help. Westerbeek stated that the man did not say much, only that he needs help and that he can’t go home anymore. From that time I thought yeah we have to call the police.
The man waited out the front of the bar while Mr. Westerbeek called the police. Mr. Westerbeek said he didn’t say much, hardly made eye contact, and didn’t answer many of his questions. Local police stated that they found six people living in a small space in the house which could be locked. Not a cellar. It is unclear if they resided there voluntarily. They also added that the people may have been hidden away on the property for nine years.
