Mother leaves disabled son in woods for week to visit boyfriend

A mother abandoned her quadriplegic son in a wooded area of a Philadelphia park for nearly a week so she could visit her boyfriend in Maryland, US police said.

The disabled man, aged 21, was found by a passerby on Friday night lying on leaves and covered by blankets, with his wheelchair and Bible nearby, Philadelphia police Lieutenant John Walker said.

Police said the man who was abandoned in the woods is unable to talk and suffers from cerebral palsy.