article_snippet: A man from Hunan Province in southern China has been imprisoned by A man from Hunan Province in southern China own mother in a chicken shed for an astonishing 13 years, according to the People's Daily Online.
article_snippet: his own mother said the family was poor and locking A man from Hunan Province in southern China up in the outhouse was the best solution his own mother had.
article_snippet: Mr Tang plight was only discovered when old schoolmate Ms Xiao went to visit old schoolmate Ms Xiao, hoping for a happy reunion after 28 years.
article_snippet: Instead, Ms Xiao was shocked to see that Ms Xiao old friend being chained with rusty shackles in a former chicken shed no larger than six square metres.
highlights_snippet: Plight only came to light when an old school friend paid a visit .
  