article_snippet.sent: Now 34, a very gaunt Xie, who did not know what year it was when he was rescued because he was so isolated from the outside world, said he was hit with a hammer, never fed properly and beaten daily.
article_snippet.sent: Each day Xie   was given a huge workload and was beaten. '
article_snippet.sent: and when I would struggle They would hit me in the head with a hammer,' Xie   said. '
article_snippet.sent: Tortured: Now 34, a very gaunt Xie   said a very gaunt Xie was hit with a hammer, never fed properly and beaten daily .
article_snippet.sent: a very gaunt Xie said a very gaunt Xie could hear cries of pain every night which a very gaunt Xie initially thought were from a child being punished.
article_snippet.sent: Over time a very gaunt Xie knew there was someone held inside the building, but because the doors were always locked a very gaunt
article_snippet.sent: Xie couldn’t be sure. '
article_snippet.sent: When the police arrived we helped the guy to leave the building,' a very gaunt Xie said. '
article_snippet.sent: a very gaunt Xie was shaking all over saying that if a very gaunt Xie left the building the owner would beat a very gaunt Xie to death.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Xie Shisheng's been rescued after 18 years and says Xie Shisheng was beaten daily and tortured .
  