Mother held after teen ‘was locked in wardrobe for 4 years’

A WOMAN was arrested after her 14-year-son told authorities he escaped from a home where he had spent most of the past four years locked in a wardrobe.

A security guard at a National Guard building in Oklahoma City called police on Friday after the teenager turned up malnourished and with scars and other signs of abuse, police spokesman Gary Knight said.

“He was hungry. He was dirty. He had numerous scars on his body,” Mr Knight said. “It was very sad.”