Couple Chains Elderly Father In Backyard Like A Dog

 

A married couple in southern Russia face charges after the wife’s elderly father was found by police chained up in a yard like a dog.

Prosecutors took the unusual step of releasing photos of the victim online, showing him sitting on a mattress with a chain attaching his leg to a tree.

Neighbours alerted police after hearing the 70-year-old man’s cries for help. He was allegedly chained for five days.

The couple are being accused of false imprisonment and are said to have fled.