Reported by the International Center / Zhang Jianing
A 38-year-old woman in Ukraine was abused by her parents as a child and was forced to live in a kennel when she was only 3 years old, where she lived for many years until she was rescued and lost the ability to speak and use. her limbs like a dog. Walking, she was even judged by the doctor that even after she became an adult, her mental age was still a 6-year-old girl.
▲ The Ukrainian woman Malaya has lived with dogs since she was a child and was regarded by dogs as the same species. (Schematic / taken from Pixabay)
According to the “Sun” report, Ukrainian girl Oxana Malaya was mistreated by her parents when she was a child, and was abandoned at the age of 3. To keep warm, she had to go into the kennel, and she went with her dog Nida of hers.They lived together for five years and the other dogs also treated Malaya as the same type.
For five years, Oxana Malaya from Ukraine lived with dogs and survived by eating raw meat and leftovers. She walked on all fours, panted with the tongue she distributed and moaned and barked. 🐕 #FactManiac pic.twitter.com/uGv8oebNAX
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Only later did Malaya bark at the neighbors that the whole incident came to light. When she was found, she was acting like a dog, eating with her tongue and licking her skin to clean. Later, Malaya was sent to a foster home at age 8 and gradually learned to stand and talk, but some behaviors were still dog-like and hid things. At the time, doctors determined that it was unlikely that she would. recover completely, even in adulthood. Mental age will also be similar to that of a 6-year-old child.
Malaya, now 38, lives in a special care center and can already communicate with others. Service center staff revealed: “I still remember when she was first brought here, she didn’t look like a person, just like a small animal. ” Malaya’s story was also recently filmed in a documentary, and the production team also found her biological father and arranged for the two sides to meet.
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