Little Mikhail was taken to hospital and mum Natalya Azarenkova was been detained by Russian police after the tot shouted for help. Starving Mikhail told how she had left him rice - but no water to cook it - after saying she was going to walk their dog. He was rescued five days after she disappeared, and she only returned eight days after leaving him. (Image: Rossiya 24)She admitted she had locked him in the flat, claiming she had left enough rice for two days. She said she had been with friends but in a police interrogation video failed to explain why she had left the boy so long.

Source: Daily Mirror November 25, 2020 13:36 UTC