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Emaciated and weighing just 30kg when found, US man was allegedly starved and held captive by…

Kimberly Sullivan (56) was charged after stepson set fire to his tiny room in last-ditch attempt to escapeMan (32) used hand sanitiser and paper to set fire in Connecticut

The man used hand sanitiser to help set the fire

The man used hand sanitiser to help set the fire

Jack Jeffrey

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A woman in the US has been charged over holding her stepson captive and starving him for 20 years.

The incident came to light after the man (32), who has not been named, set fire to his room in a last-ditch ­attempt to escape.

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