4 h. ago Man 'held captive by wicked stepmother for 20 years' seen for first time in distressing bodycam footage

Shocking bodycam footage captured the moment firefighters shared their shock after rescuing a man who allegedly set his home on fire to escape captivity in Waterbury, Connecticut.

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5 h. ago Photos show inside of Connecticut house where man says he was held captive for 20 years

Connecticut police have released more than 100 photos showing the inside of a home where a 32-year-old man said he started a fire in a desperate attempt to free himself from more than 20 years of captivity

Culture

7 h. ago Police release shocking photos from inside Connecticut home where man was allegedly held captive for 20 years

Kimberly Sullivan was arrested and charged with assault, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, cruelty and reckless endangerment

Events

14 h. ago Mum 'locked son in house of horrors for 20 years until he looked like Auschwitz survivor'

New photos released following a court case show a trashed home covered in rubbish after a man claims to have been held captive for 20 years by his own stepmother

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Asda groceries: UK supermarket to raise pay by 4.7% for hundreds of thousands of staff

The supermarket is investing in its employees with pay rises and new family-friendly policies 🌟

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5 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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6 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 I have the same name as BBC icon... but I can't get a passport as officials say it's 'frivolous'

A mother who raised thousands for charity by changing her name is pleading with Home Office officials to finally grant her a passport after 16 years - having deemed her new name too 'frivolous'.

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1 week ago Tremendous trio gear up for London Marathon to raise funds for Barnardo's Scotland

Three raring-to-go runners are training hard ahead of this year’s London Marathon in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for the country’s leading children’s charity.

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2 w. 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 Return of popular 'tractor run' raises thousands for local hospice

The fleet of classic and modern tractors took to the roads around Stirling once again to support Strathcarron Hospice and it's work across the Forth Valley.

Culture

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

Society

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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