Police at the scene of a flat where a woman is suspected of locking up her son, in Haninge, south of Stockholm. Photo: AP Police at the scene of a flat where a woman is suspected of locking up her son, in Haninge, south of Stockholm. Photo: AP
Police at the scene of a flat where a woman is suspected of locking up her son, in Haninge, south of Stockholm. Photo: AP

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Mother in Sweden arrested for locking up son for at least 28 years

  • The man, 41, had almost no teeth, infected sores on his legs, could barely walk, and had limited speech ability
  • Local media said the woman, in her 70s, had pulled her son out of school when he was 12

Topic |   Sweden
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 9:07pm, 1 Dec, 2020

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Police at the scene of a flat where a woman is suspected of locking up her son, in Haninge, south of Stockholm. Photo: AP Police at the scene of a flat where a woman is suspected of locking up her son, in Haninge, south of Stockholm. Photo: AP
Police at the scene of a flat where a woman is suspected of locking up her son, in Haninge, south of Stockholm. Photo: AP
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