Man arrested after “keeping British girls in cellar for nine months” reportedly a Holocaust-denier and conspiracist

A man arrested after allegedly “keeping British girls in cellar for nine months” is reported to be a Holocaust-denier and conspiracist.

Tom Landon, 54, is understood to have been reported to social services by neighbours who heard children’s voices emanating from the British man’s home in Obritz in northern Austria near the German border. It is claimed that whenever anyone approached the house, the children’s voices became silent.

Inspectors found Mr Landon and his 40-year-old British partner at the home, and five young children between seven months and five years of age.

News reports allege that Mr Landon has ties to the German Reichsburger movement, which recently sought to conduct a coup on the German state, which was foiled by authorities.

According to the Deputy Mayor of Obritz, “He’s not from here and has only been Obritz for a short time. Before that, he apparently lived in England. I think he worked in the IT sector.”

He added that Mr Landon could speak English and German, and that the children did not appear to have been mistreated and had been seen walking around the town a fortnight earlier.

Image credit: Twitter