JIANGXI: Police have arrested a man in east China for chaining up his two adopted daughters for nearly a week in an empty building under construction.
The 30-year-old father identified only as Yang was arrested by police in Jiangxi province on suspicions of child abuse.
The two 4-year-old girls, nicknamed Baobao and Beibei, were found by a security guard on Wednesday.
The girls said their father came back every night to feed them. The man could face seven years in prison if convicted.
Man chained toddlers
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