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The man who locked his sick mother in the rubbish in Bilbao has been released on charges

The woman was locked up in a flat "in dire hygiene conditions."

Emakume bat erreskatatu dute Bilboko baserri batean
The house where the woman was found. Photo: EITB

The man arrested by the Ertzaintza for holding his sick mother in a house in Bilbao has been released on charges after testifying before the judge.

According to the Basque Government's Department of Security, the 60-year-old man was arrested by the Ertzaintza on charges of domestic abuse, illegal detention, family abandonment and animal abuse.

The detainee was taken into custody on Saturday afternoon and has been released on charges.



At around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, a patrol of the Ertzaintza received a call to a house outside the capital city, after receiving a warning that the woman living there was not in good condition.

Once there, the officers heard a woman screaming from inside the house for help.

In the face of this, they went inside and founda woman in a poor stateof health  in a bedroom.

Theyfound him with clear signs of abandonment.

The health services took him to the hospital, where he stayed.

The house was generally ina disastrous hygienic state , where several dogs with signs of malnutrition were also found. 

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