Man 'chained slave wife for decade'

A US man tortured his wife and kept her in chains for a decade, treating her as his slave, police say.

A US man tortured his wife and kept her in chains for a decade, treating her as his slave, police say.

The 43-year-old woman was burned on her back and breasts with irons and frying pans, and her foot was smashed under farm equipment. She also allegedly delivered a stillborn child while in chains.

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