A GIRL was kept imprisoned by her mum for seven years without daylight leaving her so weak she can’t climb stairs, it was reported. The eight-year-old was held at her 47-year-old mother’s parents’ house in a town in Germany, where she was confined to a single room. NewsflashThe girl was kept captive at his house in a town in Germany[/caption] NewsflashThe family of the girl suspected the girl had not left Attendorn[/caption] Police raided the house in the town of Atterborn they found the woman hidden in a room with her daughter, Bild reports. The girl told them that she had never seen a forest or a meadow in her entire life and because her muscles are so undeveloped from captivity can’t climb stairs. The girl’s mother referred to as Rosemarie G. in local media now reportedly faces 10 years in prison. When the girl was born her parents had already split up and they maintained good relations. READ MORE ON GERMANY FAMILY’S TORMENT Maddie's parents 'left in dark' over cops’ claims they will charge suspect NAZI SURPRISE Inside the mother of all abandoned airports with Nazi and Cold War relics But she vanished in 2015 when her father, 46, found a note on his windscreen saying his wife, was moving to Italy with her daughter. Instead of going to the country she went into hiding at her parents’ home. He ex-husband and his family suspected they had remained in Atterborn and told the authorities as much. When police and social workers turned up at the house, the girl’s grandparents brushed themn off and refused to let them in. Most read in News FIND LEVI Cops STILL haven’t started looking for missing X-Factor star despite final CCTV FIREWORK TRAGEDY Boy, 17, dies after ‘falling through greenhouse’ during fireworks chaos STOPPED IN THEIR TRACKS 35 arrested as eco-idiots are hauled down from gantries in M25 plot FIREWORK TRAGEDY Huge fireworks explosion at bonfire leaves 17 people hurt including kids JUST STOP FOILED Eco mob mastermind nicked after The Sun blew whistle on plot to block M25 WAR MACHINE Moment Ukraine drone drops grenades on Russian soldier in warning to invaders The girl’s dad spotted his ex-partner in Attendorn on occasion and relatives coming back from trips. Meanwhile other family members in Italy reported that they had never seen Rosemarie G. there. The girl’s ordeal finally came to an end after a welfare check was carried out on 23rd September. The authorities made their way inside the house with a search warrant and took away the girl who’s now with a foster family while being cared for by psychologists. She currently does not even know that she has a father, according to her aunt, her father’s sister. The aunt, unnamed, reportedly said that her brother “wishes there would be a rapprochement at some point.” Read More on The Sun FIR REAL I’m obsessed with Christmas & my clever tips will make any cheap tree look luxe OVER CHARGE We switched to a smart meter & were charged £13k in ONE NIGHT Chief Public Prosecutor Patrick Baron von Grotthuss, 50, said: “We are investigating the mother for deprivation of liberty and abuse of her child.” He added that the child is “doing well given the circumstances”.