The biological mother of a 32-year-old Connecticut man who was rescued after allegedly being held captive by his stepmom for over 20 years has spoken out.
Kim Sullivan. Credit: Waterbury Police Department
The unnamed man was rescued from a fire he admitted to starting in the home where he’d been kept for over two decades, telling first responders he’d set light to the home out of desperation to be freed.
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, was arrested last week after the shocking claims came to light when the 32-year-old man started a fire in their home on February 17.
Sullivan had fled the family’s Waterbury home when the blaze erupted, and the 32-year-old man, who weighed just 68 lbs according to court documents, was assisted by first responders.
He received treatment for smoke inhalation and exposure to the flames and told first responders that he’d intentionally set light to the cramped storage space where he was forced to sleep in order to end the hellish ordeal he’d been subjected to since the age of 11.
His biological mom has now spoken out with a blunt message for Sullivan after the brutal alleged ordeal came to light.
The 52-year-old, who gave up custody of her son when he was a child, told NBC Connecticut: “She can rot in hell.
“She needs to spend the rest of her life in solitary confinement and fed two cups of water a day,” she added, referring to the allegation that the victim had only received two cups of water a day and had to drink from a toilet in order to survive.
The victim’s mother and one of his half-sisters told the outlet that they’d “looked for him for so long,” and had been trying to find him on social media since he turned 18 to no avail.
