A US woman has been arrested for keeping her stepson captive for two decades, after he set fire to their home to escape.
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, allegedly kept the unnamed man, now 32, a prisoner in his bedroom, and he was only discovered when firefighters responded to a blaze at the property in Connecticut. He reportedly told first responders he had intentionally set the fire using hand sanitiser and paper, stating, ‘I wanted my freedom’. Waterbury Police Department issued a statement, saying, ‘The victim had been held in captivity for over 20 years, enduring prolonged abuse, starvation, severe neglect, and inhumane treatment’, adding that he had been found ‘in a severely emaciated condition, and had not received medical or dental care’. US reports say he had not left home since…
