DENGFENG, China -- 'I had no choice': Mum admits locking up Deaf son for decade as police discover man in chains, mum Yue Rong said her son Wang Zhiqiang, now 41, was born unable to hear or speak and as the years went on, his mental disorders got worse.
Heartbreaking footage shows a Deaf man sat in chains after his own mother locked him inside a stone hut for more than 10 years.
Wang Zhiqiang, now 41, was born unable to hear or speak, his mum Yue Rong, 77, revealed.
But as a child he still showed signs of intellect, so his family sent him to a special needs boarding school.
Only his time there proved to be a traumatic experience after he was severely bullied.
As a result Wang Zhiqiang, who lives in Xuanhua in Dengfeng City in Henan, China, developed psychological issues.
And as his poverty-stricken family could not afford to seek help and treatment Zhiqiang's mental disorders got worse.
His mother said: "He wasn't able to go to school any more, and his condition worsened while staying at home.
"It reached a point where he was attacking other villagers."
Yue explained when her husband passed away she found it difficult to cope which is why she resorted to chaining up her son.
She added: "When his father was still alive, he was able to take care of him, but when his dad passed away 12 years ago, I couldn't handle him on my own."
"I had no choice but to chain him up and lock him in the room. It's been more than 10 years."
Zhiqiang's sister, Wang Shufen, cries every time she sees her brother in the animal-like state.
Footage of their most recent meeting shows her sobbing as she inspects the marks on her brother's arms made by the wrought-iron shackles.
Now in her 50s, Shufen said: "I wish it were me chained up and that my brother were free instead.
"You never saw the times, while he was still lucid, when he begged my family to let him out."
SOURCE - Mirror
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