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Police at the scene of an apartment where a woman is suspected of having locked up her son, in Haninge, south of Stockholm.
Stockholm police 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 say.
Prosecutor Emma Olsson, who is leading the preliminary investigation, said the woman was detained on suspicion of unlawful deprivation of liberty and serious bodily injury.
Olsson said the 41-year-old son was found by a relative who later alerted authorities.
The woman has denied wrongdoing, Olsson said, adding that the son was admitted to hospital to be treated for “the physical injuries he had when they found him.”
“We can’t analyze what kind of injuries,” Olsson said.
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Prosecutor Emma Olsson, who is leading the preliminary investigation, said the woman was detained on suspicion of unlawful deprivation of liberty and serious bodily injury.
Swedish newspaper Express He said the man was found on Sunday (local time) by a relative who learned that the old woman had been admitted to a hospital. The relative went to the floor, found the front door open, and entered.
The unidentified relative told the newspaper that there was “urine, dirt and dust” all over the place and “it smelled rotten.”
He heard a noise from the kitchen and found the man sitting on blankets and pillows. According to the relative’s account in the newspaper, he had no teeth, had sores on his legs and spoke poorly.
Claudio Bresciani / AP
Stockholm police were investigating a woman in her 70s.
“He was talking very fast and a little incoherent, but he was not afraid of me,” said the relative. Express.
The newspaper said the man’s apparent captivity had started 28 years ago, which would have made him 13 at the time.
Olsson said investigators would be interviewing the mother, son and witnesses.
