Parents Keep 7-year-old Kid Chained for 5 Months Unable to Afford Nanny

A seven-year-old boy was kept chained up at home for five months by his parents - because they could not afford a nanny.

In an incident that has shocked many people, a seven-year-old boy was kept chained up at home for five months by his parents - because they could not afford a nanny.

Social services and police freed Ilko Todorov after a tip-off from neighbours who claimed they saw him tied to a long steel chain by his leg in the family home in the town of Goce Delchev, Bulgaria.

Trypanosomiasis / Sleeping sickness - Introduction
Sleeping sickness or Trypanosomiasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease which can trigger life-threatening complications in the absence of treatment

The chain, attached to his leg, only allowed him to move though a limited space in the house and is reported to have caused injuries.

Ilko Todorov was shackled "like a dog" each morning before his parents went to work.

"They kept him like a dog," The Sun quoted neighbour Nikifor Ivanov, as saying.

Chemical Leak In China Leaves One Dead, Hundreds Sick
At least one person has died and hundreds taken ill in central China from drinking tap water tainted by a chemical leak.

Ilvo's dad Ilija, 40, a metal worker, and mum Marija, 34, face cruelty charges.

Ilko, speaking at a foster home, said: "I'm happy here. I miss my mum, but not my dad."

Heart Attacks on TV Fooling the Public
The British Heart Foundation is warning people that heart attacks don’t really happen the way they’re shown on TV and in films.

Cleaner Marija blamed her partner, saying she was afraid of him.

Source-ANI
RAS/L

Modelling Agency's Sickly Diet Regimen to Keep Models Waif-thin
A leading modelling agency has a unique way of keeping their already stick like models waif-thin - they ask the girls to survive mostly on orange juice and coffee.