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Argentine man 'kept wife and son locked up for years' | Argentine man 'kept wife and son locked up for years' |
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Police in Argentina have charged a man they say kept his wife and adult son locked up in a cell for several years with unlawful imprisonment. | |
They say the filthy room at the back of Edgardo Oviedo's home in the coastal city of Mar del Plata had an iron door, locked from the outside. | They say the filthy room at the back of Edgardo Oviedo's home in the coastal city of Mar del Plata had an iron door, locked from the outside. |
It had plates of dog food they believe was given to the woman and her son. | It had plates of dog food they believe was given to the woman and her son. |
Mr Oviedo, 66, put up no resistance when police raided the house on Friday. He denies the charges. | Mr Oviedo, 66, put up no resistance when police raided the house on Friday. He denies the charges. |
The authorities say the woman has psychiatric problems and her son, who is 32, can barely speak. | The authorities say the woman has psychiatric problems and her son, who is 32, can barely speak. |
Mr Oviedo, a construction worker and a former union leader, was arrested after a tip-off from two other sons, who live in the same neighbourhood. | Mr Oviedo, a construction worker and a former union leader, was arrested after a tip-off from two other sons, who live in the same neighbourhood. |
They said they had initially been too scared of their father to report him. | They said they had initially been too scared of their father to report him. |
Prosecutor Alejandro Pellegrini said the house had "a room in the worst of human conditions". | Prosecutor Alejandro Pellegrini said the house had "a room in the worst of human conditions". |
He said he was shocked by what he found: "You read the report but we can't believe it until you get there." | He said he was shocked by what he found: "You read the report but we can't believe it until you get there." |
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