Sweden Mother Suspected Of Locking Up Son For Years

republicworld– Police in Stockholm are investigating a woman in her 70s suspected of having kept her son locked up – reportedly for 28 years – in an apartment south of the Swedish capital, investigators said on Tuesday. Prosecutor Emma Olsson, who heads the preliminary investigation, said the woman was held on suspicion of unlawful deprivation of liberty and grievous bodily harm, but denied wrongdoing.

The 41-year-old son was found by a relative who then alerted authorities. He was admitted to a hospital to be treated for a number of injuries, though officials did not disclose what type of wounds. Swedish newspaper Expressen said the man was found on Sunday by a relative who had learned that the elderly woman had been admitted to a hospital.

The relative went to the flat, found the main door unlocked and entered it. She heard a noise from the kitchen and found the man sitting on blankets and pillows. According to the relative’s account in the paper, he had no teeth, had sores on his legs and his speech was slurred. The daily said the man’s apparent captivity had started 28 years ago, which would have made him 13 at the time.