Chinese Man Arrested After Locking His Estranged Wife In His Cellar

Lin Dajun, 40, reportedly built a secret lair beneath his home in Deyang in China’s Sichuan region after his first and second wives left him.He then lured his first wife, Lin Yan, to the house for a ‘chat’ before chaining her up in the cellar, it is claimed.

During her time in captivity, the 35-year-old was threatened with death if she attempted to leave the house, according to police.She was allegedly allowed to walk around the property if Lin was home – but every time he went out, he chained her back up in the cellar.A police spokesman said today: ‘He was fixated on her, and could not accept that she had left him. So he decided that he would imprison her.

‘Once thrown into the cellar, he threatened his ex that if she didn’t listen to him and tried to escape, he would kill her.‘The woman was scared into submission and didn’t dare escape. When Lin was home, she could walk around the house, but the minute he went out, she was chained up in the cellar.’However, the captive was eventually saved after local officials carried out a routine census check in the town of Ba Jiaojing.