A young boy has been rescued after he was found shackled to a bed and severely malnourished in northern Colombia.
The Mirror reports that the 11-year-old had a three metre long chain clamped to his right ankle when he was found by police in his bedroom.
After police received an anonymous complaint, they immediately arrested the boy’s mother who had allegedly tied him up because of his naughty behaviour.
Police colonel Victor Hugo Gomez Arias, who was responsible for the rescue operation, said, “Officers from the Teen and Children Protection Group went to the scene and found a barefoot boy tied by his ankle inside the household.”
“The policemen took him to a local health centre so that he can have access to medical care.”
“Afterwards he was left under the protection of the municipal family authority.”
The mother is currently in police custody.
