60 h. ago Distressing six words of man 'held captive by wicked stepmother for 20 years

The man who accused his stepmother of holding him hostage in a House of Horrors for 20 years uttered six distressing words as she appeared in court on Friday.

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64 h. ago Man held captive for 20 years asks prosecutors why stepmother is free after being charged

A Connecticut prosecutor says a man who told authorities he was held captive in his own home for two decades has asked why his stepmother is not behind bars after being charged with cruelty to persons and other crimes

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3 d. ago A man claims he was held captive for two decades – his family now want answers

Relatives are hoping to reconnect with a 32-year-old man who told police he was held captive

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4 d. ago Family seeks reunion with man who says he was held captive for 2 decades

Relatives are hoping to reconnect with a 32-year-old man who told police he was held captive and given limited food for two decades in his Connecticut home

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1 week ago Mum says stepmum held son in captivity for 20 years and can 'rot in hell'

She had given up custody of her son when he was a toddler and she had been looking for him with her daughter ever since until her sister called with the news of his alleged escape last week.

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1 week ago Bodycam footage shows moment cops rescue man who was held captive in home for 20 years

The victim, who weighed just 68lbs upon his release, had been locked inside an eight-by-nine-foot room by his stepmother Kimberly Sullivan since he was a child, prosecutors say

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2 w. ago Thousands raised in GoFundMe for man allegedly held captive by stepmother for 20 years

‘I wanted my freedom,’ the man said after setting his house ablaze last month to save himself

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2 w. ago Man 'held captive by evil stepmum for 20 years' used hand sanitiser and paper to escape

A 32-year-old man, from Connecticut, was tortured and held in a room for 20 years by his stepmother Kimberly Sullivan before he escaped by lighting a fire, according to court documents

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2 w. ago How chained up man used hand sanitizer and paper to escape 'evil' stepmom after 30 years in captivity

A man, confined by his stepmother for two decades, orchestrated a daring escape from a life of 'captivity, abuse and starvation' using nothing but hand sanitizer and printer paper.

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2 w. ago Starved boy held captive for 20 years by stepmum seen drinking out school urinal

The victim's teachers spotted him drinking from a urinal in haunting evidence of boy who was allegedly starved and tortured whilst being held captive for 20 years.

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2 w. ago Man describes cruelty during his two decades of captivity at his family home in Connecticut

Police in Connecticut are trying to determine how a man could have been held captive in his home for 20 years without anyone noticing

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2 w. ago Heartbreaking cries for help of boy held captive by evil stepmom revealed by his school principal

A man who was allegedly held captive by his stepmother for 20 years repeatedly cried for help as a child.

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2 w. ago Former principal of boy held captive for 20 years said he tried to raise concerns as it was obvious something was ‘grossly wrong’

The victim set a fire in his own sealed bedroom, knowing it might kill him, just for the chance to escape

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2 w. ago Man held in captivity by stepmother for 20 years, say police

He endured ‘heartbreaking and unimaginable’ suffering, police say

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2 w. ago Stepmother held US man captive for 20 years until he set house on fire, police say

He endured ‘heartbreaking and unimaginable’ suffering, police say

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2 w. ago Up to 200 still held hostage amid train hijack standoff in Pakistan

Baloch Liberation Army says attack took place because of ‘decades-long colonial occupation’, while officials say dozens of militants killedAn operation to rescue hundreds of people taken hostage when a train was hijacked by a separatist militant group in remote south-west Pakistan continued into its second day, with dozens killed in the onslaught.On Wednesday, Pakistan’s security services claimed to have rescued about 190 people who were being held captive after militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) blew up a railway line and launched an attack on the Jaffar Express train. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pakistan military fights on in operation to free hundreds of hostages on train

Government says about 130 still held after Balochistan militants blew up a railway line and hijacked trainAn operation to rescue hundreds of people taken hostage when a train was hijacked by a separatist militant group in remote south-west Pakistan has continued into its second day, with dozens killed in the onslaught.On Wednesday, Pakistan’s security services claimed to have rescued about 190 people who were being held captive after militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) blew up a railway line and launched an attack on the Jaffar Express train. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pakistan operation to free hostages after train hijacking ends with dozens killed

Security services claim to have rescued about 190 people being held by Baloch Liberation Army in remote areaAn operation to rescue hundreds of people taken hostage when a train was hijacked by a separatist militant group in remote south-west Pakistan has ended with dozens killed in the onslaught, a spokesperson for the army said late on Wednesday.Pakistan’s security services claimed to have rescued about 190 people who were being held captive after militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) blew up a railway line and launched an attack on the Jaffar Express train. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago British soldier, 22, sentenced to 19 years in Russian jail for fighting with Ukraine

The 22-year-old British national has been held in Russian captivity since November

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4 w. ago British hostage freed by Hamas vows scars represent 'freedom and hope' after new surgery

Emily Damari, 28, was taken from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza as Hamas attacked Israel and held captive for 15 months before being freed as part of an exchange with Israel

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