A SIX-year-old girl was neglected so severely she didn't know how to speak and was fed a liquids-only diet, officials said.

Cops in Brazil found the "dazzled" girl who had allegedly spent her entire life locked in one filthy room after receiving a tip off.

She was removed from her parents' care and they were arrested, reports Brazilian news outlet Universo Online.

Officers were sent round to the house in the city of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo state, to conduct a welfare check.

What they found was incredibly disturbing.

The girl was locked in a dark, dingy room - where she had apparently spent her entire life.

A heartbreaking photo shows a stained wall bearing the impression of the girl's back, and a single glum-looking teddy bear.

She had never been to school, cops found out, and had

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