Authorities are on the hunt for two suspects after a Clairton home was discovered in a shocking state of neglect, with seven children, including two found wandering the streets unaccompanied. According to a report by WPXI, the children were living in a house described as being in "disarray," filled with trash, and feces, and lacking basic necessities such as food and running water. The parents, Daniel Cain and Tesha Barnett face felony endangerment and conspiracy charges but claimed their house was "clean" before they fled.
Initially sparking the investigation was the discovery of two toddlers, aged two and three, in the neighborhood around Arch Street in Clairton. As reported by WTAE, one child was found with no clothes from the waist down, while the other wore soiled underwear. The children had a cell phone on them that belonged to Dannayja Cain, who was meant to be supervising them but had taken three other kids to a local store.
In the wake of the children's discovery, the Allegheny County police took Dannayja Cain into custody. "Deplorable conditions" was how officers described the state of the house in a criminal complaint. Dannayja is facing two counts of endangering the welfare of children, as detailed by WTAE. Her parents, who are still at large, have each been hit with seven counts of child endangerment and an additional count of criminal conspiracy.
