EXCLUSIVE: Blinds always down, cameras everywhere and 'strange men coming and going ': Inside the secretive 'house of horrors' where boy, five, was allegedly beaten within an inch o fhis life in 'the worse case a top Sydney doctor had EVER seen'
- Neighbours shed light on 'house of horrors' where boy, 5, was allegedly beaten
- Boy's mother, 31, kept the curtains drawn while strange men often visited
- Cabramatta mum's boyfriend allegedly tried to discipline the little boy on Friday
- Police will allege the man, 20, beat the child with a stick and a wooden pole
- Surgeon has said 'worst' case of suspected child abuse that he has ever seen
Strangers come and go, CCTV cameras ring the red brick rental home and without fail, the blinds are always pulled down.
This is the Sydney 'house of horrors' where a boy, five, was allegedly beaten within an inch of his life with a metal pole and wooden stick by his mother's new lover.
The Cabramatta pre-schooler was rushed to hospital on Friday night suffering injuries a devastated doctor candidly described as the 'worst' he's ever seen.
As the child fights for life, neighbours shed light on the boy's intensely private arrested mother, 31, and her boyfriend, 20 - who moved in just weeks ago.
Outside the 'house of horrors': Neighbour Visal Pom (above), who lives out the back, said the secretive mother kept the blinds completely closed no matter the time of day
A toy scooter, bike and Thomas the Tank Engine rolling tray were heaped out the front of the house along with a carton of soft drink and an old mattress
The front garden: Piles of water bottles, Red Bull and coconut drink are heaped in the front yard along with a mattress and an old pillow
The home where the mother, her son and boyfriend lived was ringed by closed circuit television cameras but neighbours said it was unclear whether they used them
'The blind is always closed, always closed, never see them open at all,' said Mother-of-three Visal Pom, who lives with her family in a small home at the back.
'Only the first time they moved in (did they have the blinds open) as it was the first new home for them. But after that, always closed.'
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Another neighbour, Kosen Kim, reported seeing different men visiting the house of the apparently unemployed couple each day.
A heartbroken Ms Kim, who said she wished she could have done more, said: 'All different people come ... the men always change.
'Every day I see different (people), not the same person'.
A Thomas the Tank Engine toy and cardboard box filled with junk sit idly out the front of the 'house of horrors' where Friday night's tragic events allegedly occurred
Children's shoes, a discarded lunch box and a carton of soft drink were left on the front porch
An old mattress is plonked outside the front of the home, exposed to the elements
Neighbours said the only child - the son of another man - seemed happy while lolling about the yard with his toys about twice a week.
A bike, scooter and Thomas the Tank Engine tray sat idly this week in the front yard this week, alongside piles of rubbish, plastic bags, an old mattress and a discarded pillow.
Only a couple of neighbours heard the commotion on Friday night, which led one to call the police about 9.50pm.
Another neighbour said the screaming prompted him to turn up the volume of a movie he was watching - thinking it was just another set of locals having their usual row.
The boy was rushed to hospital and the mother and her boyfriend were arrested at the scene.
Police gather outside the home the night after the alleged 'smacking' incident escalated into a suspected case of child abuse
The suspected abuse sparked a rare public disclosure of the horrific extent of the boy's injuries by a surgeon at Westmead Children's Hospital.
Dr Adam Fowler tweeted: 'One admission overnight. The worst case of suspected child beating I've ever seen in my professional career.
'One that made me physically sob whilst examining. I can't even right now.'
Dr Fowler said the boy now had an army of medical professionals on his side as he fights for his life in hospital.
'Well kiddo! Here's the good news. There's now an army of health and community professionals on your side. Day 1 has begun.' Dr Fowler has since deleted his tweets.
Dr Adam Fowler took to Twitter on Saturday said it was one of the worst cases of suspected abuse he had ever seen
Police charged the mother's boyfriend with 'wound person intend to cause grievous bodily harm', while his mother was charged with not providing for a child causing danger of a serious injury.
The couple appeared in Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday where both were refused bail.
In rejecting a bail application from the man, Magistrate Peter Miszalski said: 'What started off smacking the victim to discipline, ended with the victim being severely injured. I have seen the photos. They are very disturbing.'
A New South Wales Police spokesman on Monday said the boy - who has been placed in state care - remains in a critical condition at hospital, but is stable.
The pair will face court again this week.
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