The mother of a 21-year-old boy born with learning difficulties said she is forced to chase her son through forests with a makeshift lasso as he lives as an animal.
Ellie can’t speak and refuses to eat the food prepared for him by his adoring mother, who believes her child is a blessing from God.
Instead he hunts for bananas and other fruits in the forest near his Rwanda village, as well as choosing to feast on grass, the Daily Star reported.
His mother described him as a special child and a gift from God as she and her husband lost five children at birth. Born with learning difficulties, Ellie does not go to school and is afraid of his fellow villagers.
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