Police detail over 20 years of abuse they say captive man suffered from stepmom
A severely emaciated Connecticut man was forced to urinate in bottles and locked inside for nearly 24 hours a day during two decades of captivity by his stepmother, police said Thursday.
A severely emaciated Connecticut man was forced to urinate in bottles and locked inside for nearly 24 hours a day during two decades of captivity by his stepmother, police said Thursday.
"In 33 years of law enforcement, this is the worst treatment of humanity that I’ve ever witnessed," Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo told reporters.
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, was arrested Wednesday and held on a $300,000 bond over allegations of crimes against her stepson.
She is accused of first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, first-degree reckless endangerment and cruelty to persons. Sullivan has denied the allegations.
Sullivan posted bond at about 1:45 p.m. ET Thursday and left by the back of a Waterbury courthouse.
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