Woman has not showered since 2006.
A 42-year-old woman was found to live in inhumane conditions in a tent, and was forced by her mother to spend days in a closed cage. During the time of horror that she lived for 26 years, the woman was forced to eat dog food. The case took place in Arefinsky, Russia.
Nadezhda Bushueva told authorities that her mother started banning her from leaving the house when she turned 16. “I said it was to protect me from the evil that was out there,” said the woman.
Nadezhda lived with her mother, Tatyana, in a shack without water or light and with several cats sharing the same tight space.
The Russian explains that she ended up getting used to living in seclusion and stopped trying to escape. According to authorities, after forcing her daughter to stay indoors, Tatyana retired and always refused Social Security contacts. It was now that the elderly woman fell ill and let her daughter go out to seek help.
“It was horrible. We lived with cats and rats. When the cats died, the corpses stayed there to rot. The last time I took a shower was in 2006. My life was worse than the life of cats. At least cats were entitled to freedom. I don’t even exist anymore, I’m like a zombie “, lamented Nadezhda.
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