Kimberly Sullivan of Connecticut was arrested by the Waterbury Police Department after her 32-year-old stepson started a house fire in an effort to escape her alleged abuse.

A 32-year-old man was “found in a severely emaciated condition” and detectives determined he had endured “prolonged abuse" and "starvation.”

Waterbury police said the stepson, now 32, weighed just 68 pounds when they found him. His stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, has been charged with kidnapping and cruelty.

When he visited the man in the hospital after the fire, his uncle said, “I was shocked, he looks like a Holocaust survivor.” The post What to know about the Conn. woman who allegedly held her stepson captive for 20 years appeared first on Boston.

In a disturbing case, a severely malnourished Connecticut man claimed he intentionally started a house fire to break free from his stepmother's alleged long-term abuse and imprisonment.

He had been provided with only minimal amounts of food and water which led to his extremely malnourished condition.”