A woman has been freed after being held captive in a 'makeshift cell' in her mother's home for 20 years.
Civil Police chief Carlos Braga said Rosinalva’s mother, who has not been named, was under the influence of alcohol when officers raided the home.Video footage of the raid shows officers rushing into the property and into a dinghy room.A metal door led to a small room where Rosinalva had been heldRosinalva, who was rushed to hospital, was dehydrated and hungry when she was rescued by police.
Police said her family thought the ‘only way’ to keep her under control was keeping her locked in the room.
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