The man, whose name has not been disclosed, was emaciated and weighed only 69 pounds (31 kilograms) when he was rescued from the two-story house in Waterbury after starting the fire on Feb. 17.

A severely emaciated man, who was “akin ... about 8 a.m. each day to do chores, he told cops. “He stated that he was tasked to complete several chores in the house which may take him between ...

More than $112,000 has been raised for the 32-year-old man who was allegedly held captive in his step-mother’s Connecticut home for more than 20 years before he set the house on fire to escape.