There was no food in the home ¬ -- no fridge to be found. The girls' beds had been broken apart, their mattresses instead used by junkies to shoot up inside the home. Dirt, garbage and animal feces were scattered throughout the residence, the toilets were clogged and a bathtub overflowed with dirty water.

"When police arrived the girls were crying, begging the officers for food because they hadn't eaten in days," Crown attorney Anne Turner told court.