THE HORRIFIC ordeal of a woman and her two kids who were kept imprisoned for 17 years has been revealed.

Luiz Antonio Santos Silva, allegedly kept his wife and two adult children, aged 19 and 22, chained in their home in Guaratiba, Brazil.

Luiz Antonio Santos Silva has been accused of keeping his family imprisoned

The three people were trapped in the house in Guaratiba for 17 years

The man was also known as DJ as he would often blast loud music to drown the family’s cries,g1 reports.

Silva was arrested following an anonymous report to the police.

Officers who arrived at the house described the situation as “appalling” and said the three family members were severely malnourished and dehydrated.

According to neighbours, the two adults appear to be about 10 years old because of malnutrition.

One said: “I cried when I saw her leaving. You looked at her and thought she would be about 8 years old”.

A police spokesperson said the main concern is to get medical assistance to the victims.

He said: “The police officers who first arrived here found these children really tied up.

“Later, I arrived and saw that they were dirty, malnourished. So, the immediate concern was to provide medical assistance.”

The victims have been taken to the Rocha Faria Hospital in Rio de Janeiro.

In a shocking statement to the police, the woman claimed the three of them suffered severe abuse at the hands of her husband and would even go up to three days without eating.

She added that her husband never allowed her to work or her children to attend school.

She also claimed she attempted to leave her husband a number of times but he threatened to kill her if she did.

An investigation is ongoing.

Earlier this month, cops launched an investigation after a six-year-old girl died  after she was rescued from a “house of horrors” in Adelaide Australia.

It is believed little Charlie and her five siblings eight to 29 suffered criminal neglect with the young girl dying from suspected malnutrition.

And last month photos of another house of horrors emerged, where ten slaves were kept for years .

Twisted couple Maros Tancos, 45, and Joanna Gomulska, 46, forced their victims to work nonstop for nothing and kept them locked in a three-bedroom property.

Neighbours said the man would often put on loud music to cover the noise