Inbred Family Of 40 Discovered In Sickening Squalor!

A TWISTED family scarred by four generations of incest have been found in a remote valley.

SHOCKING: The family were discovered in a valley south of Sydney [ALAMY]

Some of the children were handicapped and disfigured as a result of being born to parents who were closely related.

Brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts had sex with one another, raising children in squalid conditions in the Australian bush.

The family, which began with one brother and sister, grew to 40 adults and children. They were found south of Sydney about 20 miles from the nearest town.

Sickening details of their lifestyle emerged last night as reporting restrictions were lifted by a judge.

GRIM: Children were deformed due to years of inbreeding POSED BY MODEL [ALAMY]

The name of the hidden valley has been kept secret and the family have been given the surname Colt to hide the identity of the children.

The group included sisters Rhonda, 47, Martha, 33, and Betty, 46, who slept every night with her brother, Charlie.

Among the children were Betty's son Bobby, 15, who had severe psoriasis and could not talk in a way that could be understood.

TRAUMATISED: An attending police officer said "I'll never forget what I saw" [GETTY POSED BY MODEL]

Martha's sons Albert, 15, and Jed, 14, also had speech problems.

Betty's son Billy, 14, was underweight and not growing properly. And Kimberly, 14, was underweight and could not clean her teeth, use toilet paper or comb her hair.

A police officer who was one of the first on the scene said: "I'll never get over what I saw there."

Some children are now in foster families, while others are in trauma treatment programmes.