A man in his 40s has been freed after his mum apparently locked him up for 28 years. He was found in horrendous conditions, had few teeth and barely any language skills or ability to walk.
The 41-year-old man was heavily malnourished with painful sores and open wounds across his legs. Swedish media was told that the man struggled to walk and talk when medics found him in a flat in Stockholm.
A 70-year-old woman has been arrested in Sweden's capital on suspicion of holding her son captive at home for up to three decades, police and a prosecutor said today.
A suspicious relative gained access to the apartment on Sunday, and found the man in a wounded state, Stockholm prosecutor Emma Olsson told Reuters.
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