Detroit Police found the conditions "deplorable."
"It appears there was no heat in the house, cat feces in there," Assistant Chief Steve Dolunt said in a report by Fox 2's Erika Erickson. "There's open garbage and used diapers."
On Tuesday, police removed six children from the home on Holmes Street and escorted them into a Detroit Police cruiser, Fox 2 reports. The children range in age from six months to eight years. Child Protective Services is investigating the matter.
Fox 2 reports that the mother, Markita Mitchell, told police that the family had just returned to the home on Monday because they had been waiting for DTE to turn the electricity back on. She said she properly cares for the kids, and that complaints that she didn't came from spiteful neighbors.
"She says she had a hotel for a week, which is good," Dolunt said, according to the Fox 2 report. "I'm glad to hear that, but that her home isn't usually that messy."
