Man 'locked wife in cellar for 16 years'

[jumpy]

"To conquer fear, you must become fear"



see it through to the end

[XabbaRus]

Cripes forgot all about that one.

[FIREWALL]

Who gave the law the tip ?

[Torvald Von Mansee]

And the problem is..???

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Who gave the law the tip ?

The local mohel!!!!

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Webster

none of you know the whole story behind this so lets not be too quick to make assumptions based on "your" idea of the situation as you imagined it to be.

most mentally ill people can be more then a handfull to control and can be a real danger to you and your family as well as strangers who happen by.

im not saying this situation is excusable but most countries dont have any systems in place to care for "out of control" people with mental illnesses so it is possible that keeping her locked up was the best way to care for her while preventing her from being a danger to herself and others. the fact that the whole family was aware of the situation makes me believe they thought it was the best way to care for her and keep her and those around her safe.

i have witnessed mentally ill people show unprovoked agression and soil themselves and their bedding so often it could explain why they didnt bother to put clothes on her or give her bedding.

i tend to agree with your thoughts so far but untill the whole story is known we shouldnt rush to condemn based only on opinion and very few facts. it didnt say she had been abused in any other way then being locked up so maybe they really did care about her.

Which form of abuse would you like to 'ignore'?

There are at least a few forms of abuse (according to British law) going on here from the 'very few facts' revealed thus far and I'll wager you any amount that German law will be pretty much similar to that of the UK.

Let me name two for starters:

Unlawful Imprisonment and incarceration in sub human conditions.

There's obviously no hard evidence yet but I should imagine there will be a few more forms coming to the fore after a thorough Police investigation which will broadly fit into most of these categories:

Physical
Psychological
Mental
Neglect and Acts of Omissions
Financial/Material