Police arrested a Swedish woman who kept her son at home for nearly 30 years

Swedish police arrested a 70-year-old woman suspected of keeping her son in his apartment for 28 years.

According to Impala, the victim was found in an apartment in the Stockholm region with injuries, malnutrition and nearly toothless. “Women are suspected of unlawful deprivation of liberty and physical injury,” said police spokesman Ola Österling, quoted by the same source.

Authorities suspect the woman may have kept her 41-year-old son in the family’s apartment in Haninge, near Stockholm. According to Expressen, the mother left her son imprisoned in the apartment for 28 years and removed him from school when he was only 12.

The apartment is now sealed for expert investigation. “The alert was given by a family member after seeing” the victim, the Public Prosecutor confirmed in a statement.

The victim had ulcers with leg infections, was virtually unable to walk or speak, and had almost no teeth. “There was urine, dirt and dust. It smelled of mold. The place of detention had not been cleaned for years, “describes the well-known informant, quoted by Expressen.

“I am angry, but at the same time relieved. I have been waiting for this day for 20 years because I realized that she was in complete control of her life. However, I never imagined such a thing, ”he adds.