dailymail.co.uk http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2030016/Chinese-woman-kept-mentally-ill-son-chain-20-years-appeals-help-looking-dies.html Chinese woman who has kept mentally ill son on a chain for 20 years appeals for help looking after him when she dies
- Tang is naked because he tears up any clothes given to him, says his mother - He sleeps on the ground because she can't afford straw for his bed By Daniel Miller<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Daniel+Miller> Last updated at 6:42 PM on 25th August 2011 These pictures of a mentally ill man naked and chained to a wall in the most appalling conditions are enough to shock even the hardest amongst us. But amazingly his mother, who has kept him locked in a ruined barn in Chongqing, southern China for 23 years, claims it is for 'his own good' and that she loves him dearly. Xiao Anrong, 76, is now appealing for help to care for Tang Zuhua, 40, because she says she is worried about what will happen to him when she dies. [image: Concerns: Xioa, 76, is appealing for someone to look after her son after she dies] Cold ground: Tang sleeps on the floor of the barn because his mother cannot afford straw for his bed [image: Chained: According to his mother Tang, 40, has to be kept naked because he rips his clothes] Locked up: Tang's leg muscles have wasted away because he has been chained up for so long and he can no longer walk Since her two other children left home, Xiao has cared for him on her own and has to bathe him, trim his hair, clean out his barn and feed him while living on a pension of £16 a month. She claims her son has to be kept chained and naked because he tears up any clothes he is given and is a danger to himself. After being chained to the wall for 23 years, Tang can no longer walk properly because his leg muscles have wasted away. He sleeps on the bare ground as Xiao cannot afford straw for his bedding. [image: Climbing the walls: Since her two other children left home Xiao has been left to care for mentally -ill Tang on her own] Climbing the walls: Tang has been chained up in the barn since he was 17, when he became violent, according to his mother She said: 'I hope somebody can help me - I fear for the future for my poor boy when I am no longer here. 'I have three children but although his brother and sister are normal he was never normal, and when he was 17 he became violent and smashed things. 'We locked him in the barn and had to chain him to keep him there - and because he always ripped up his clothes we have to leave him naked.' She said: 'Some kind neighbours donate food. Otherwise we wouldn't manage.' [image: Squalor: Xiao Anrong gives her 40-year-old mentally ill son Fang Zuhua a haircut. She has kept him chained to the wall of a dilapidated stable in Southern China for 23 years] Harsh conditions: Xiao Anrong gives her 40-year-old mentally-ill son Tang Zuhua a haircut. She has appealed for someone to look after him when she dies -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
