I'm following the story too. It's amazing that there were neighbours near by and yet the women never screamed, shouted or did anything to attract attention in 10 years. Fantastic news for them and their families they've been released and it must give hope to other families like the McCann's.

Poor girls.  One of them has hearing damage and facial bone damage because of the beatings she received....doesn't bear thinking about what they did to her and the others.  

I find it odd that people line the streets to cheer once this has been resolved in a show of community 'togetherness' but show little interest in what's going on in their own back yard for the last 10yrs.

Some neighbours are saying they have called police a few times about the goings on at the house but that their calls were never followed through with or that police left after not getting an answer.

It's totally horrific,I read that that some of the girls had some miscarriages due to malnutrition. How the hell do you ever recover from a situation like that.

it interesting to see the chasm between the before and after

One of  the women, Amanda Berry is going to make a statement in the next few minutes "sky news"

One of the women had to be told after her release that her mother died from a heart attack a few years ago, it was suggested that the stress of constantly campaigning for news of her daughter caused her death. The daughters relief and joy must have quickly changed to grief, so sad.

Really dreadful....I hope they can somehow  eventually get their lives back...

OMG this is absolute chaos - I know the media wants the story but I'm not surprised she couldn't face them after that media scrum 

the police just stood there like static blancmanges    I guess she wanted to go home but perhaps the authorities should move the family to a place of safety to get reacquainted   

Yes, they will get no peace for weeks!  They should have been taken into hiding until she readjusts and THEN maybe she could talk to the press.  

  hopefully someone will see sense and move them all - I gather she's the one with the child that's survived so common sense would say this is going to be very emotional for the child to meet new family and then find out the circumstances of her birth - doesn't bear thinking about 

I've not seen that news report yet but from what's been said ^^^^ it sounds like it was too much too soon. I'm surprised they've not been offered counselling to help them re adjust before facing media scrums.

it's shambolic YR and could damage all concerned if it's not stopped 

I agree Pengy. Psycologically and emotionally they must be all over the place. They need help and advice from someone who's been trained to help others that have been held against their will for a long period of time.

Exactly 

this story is amazing

Michelle Knight (the eldest of the 3 girls) has apparently suffered hearing loss due to continued beatings

Im following the story on CNN and it is awful but yet also fantastic at the same time.

What they must have gone through beggers belief, but they survived, they beat the scumbags who abducted them.

Lol.

 Oh god, it doesn't bear thinking about what they have been through.

Plus they are looking for the bodies of at least 5 babies. 

The whole thing just beggars belief.

But in other news Alec Ferguson has resigned.

And long overdue too 

not sure what that means. I was thinking of other families over the years who've had loved ones go missing. Until they're told their body has been found they cling on to hope that one day they'll return.

That would be a terrible limbo to be in  Waiting for years in the hope that a miracle would happen.  

It must be a living nightmare to not have closure with constant questions of where and who's responsible. Very occasionally like recently there is a happier ending for some than many others.

I bet you wouldn't if you had kids of your own.

Was missing youngster Ashley Summers also held at the house...?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new...ctim-says-women.html

There's a possibility that the brothers owned other houses in the local area.

Who's he?

I heard Alex Ferguson resigned, is Alec his brother/cousin/uncles aunties step daughters budgie?