He was held captive in his room for decades. Then he set it on fire

“Horrible Person”: Stepmother Explains Her “Simple” Side Of Story After Locking Boy Up For 20 Years

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CT woman accused of holding stepson captive says allegations are a ‘shock’

A lawyer for Kimberly Sullivan, the Connecticut woman accused of holding her stepson captive for more than 20 years, has continued to maintain her innocence, contending the allegations came as an “extreme shock.” “She did not harm him, she did not restrain him, she did not imprison him,” attorney Ioannis Kaloidis said during an appearance on Fox News. “Her life has been turned upside down. She has a giant target on her back,” he continued, addin…

Of an unprecedented cruelty. That is what the emergency services found when they responded to an emergency call for a house fire in the American town of Waterbury. In the house: a 32-year-old man who weighed barely 30 kilograms. It turned out to be the result of years of abuse.

Woman Accused of Holding Stepson Captive for 20 Years Shares Her "Simple" Side of Story

Kimberly Sullivan insists she did not abuse her stepson, despite the horrific allegations he made against her after he says he intentionally started a fire in their family home as a means to way her treatment.

What appeared to be a domestic fire has ended up uncovering a terrifying story that has shocked American society.A 32-year-old man from the US has managed to escape a two-decade captivity at his stepmother's house in Waterbury, Connecticut.He has managed to do so after setting fire to his own room, authorities have reported.On February 17, firefighters responded to a two-story house fire notice in Waterbury.On the top floor, they found a man ema…

An American firefighter took a man lying on the floor of a kitchen in his arms; then he ran to the ambulance.As he passed through a dense cloud of smoke, he could not help but think how light he was: he barely felt his weight.The patient was 32 years old and only weighed 31 kilos.According to the Waterbury police in Connecticut, United States, the man would have been in captivity since he was 12 years old, held by his own father and stepmother.D…