Morgantown, West Virginia:
West Virginia authorities have said that a man tortured his wife and kept her in chains for a decade, treating her as his slave.
A criminal complaint says the 43-year-old victim was burned on her back and breasts with irons and frying pans, and her foot was smashed under farm equipment. She also allegedly delivered a stillborn child while in chains. Another infant survived.
Thirty-seven-year-old Peter Lizon of Leroy was in jail on $300,000 bond on Wednesday. He was scheduled to appear in court on a malicious wounding charge on Friday.
Jackson County Chief Deputy Tony Boggs said that the victim had endured more torture than virtually any domestic violence victim he's ever seen.
Lizon's attorney wasn't immediately available for comment. He told WSAZ-TV that the allegations are false.