Shocking testimony comes from the grandmother of 3 minor children in Durrës, whose case was published in BalkanWeb. In a telephone call for the show 'With an Open Heart' on News24, by moderator and author Evis Ahmeti, the grandmother claimed that yesterday she had accidentally gone to meet the children when she was confronted with that difficult scene in their home, amidst dirt and poverty.

She said her great-grandson had asked her to take him to Italy.

"I lived in Italy. I am 33 years old. (I) had a dog. I returned to Durrës. And I returned there. I went to meet my grandchildren. I thought the daughter-in-law would be there, she would wash and clean. I opened the door. And the second son opened it. When the door opened and I saw some cans. And I smelled a bad smell. I was shocked. I saw the children covered in blankets on the bed. The big boy said; mother is taking me to Italy. His beard was trembling. What I saw there, I had not even seen on TV. I went into the bathroom…what should I see. I asked him if he had lek; the big boy said I have 50 thousand lek. I gave him lek," she said.