Police body camera footage shows firefighters rescuing a 32-year-old man in February from a home where he had allegedly been held captive for 20 years.

An investigation into a house fire in Waterbury has led to the arrest of a woman accused of holding her stepson captive for decades.

A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom.

A 56-year-old woman has been accused of holding her stepson, 32, captive inside their seemingly idyllic Connecticut home for two decades—during which time authorities say she subjected him to the "worst treatment of humanity" that they have ever witnessed.

While being treated for smoke inhalation, the man admitted to intentionally starting the fire. He told authorities he had been held against his will since the age of 11.

Bodycam footage captures the moment a Connecticut man was pulled from the fire he admitted to setting in a desperate effort to escape 20 years of captivity allegedly imposed on him by his