Mentally ill man freed after he is discovered in an iron cage EIGHT YEARS after his mother locked him in it

A mentally ill man has been freed after spending the past eight years locked in a cage in south-China.
Hong Zhengqu has spent the best part of the last decade in a rusty 10sqft cage in Jinjiang, Fujian Province.
Mr Hong’s situation only came to light recently when his mother, who had cared for him, passed away.

Hong Zhengqu has spent the past eight years locked in a cage measuring 10sqft in Jinjiang, southeast China's Fujian Province.

His family locked him inside cage after he was diagnosed with severe psychological problems and became aggressive.
Mr Hong was rescued from his cage by a group of volunteers, local government officials and policemen.

 

Family prison: This has been Mr Hong's life for the past eight years, and his situation only came to light when his mother died