A German woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for holding her daughter captive in her grandparents' home for seven years. She was found guilty of kidnapping, abduction of a minor, and mistreatment of a vulnerable person. The girl's grandparents also received suspended sentences for their involvement.

A German woman convicted of keeping her young daughter locked up at home for years was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday. The woman, who had kept her daughter confined to the home of the girl’s grandparents, was found guilty of kidnapping, abduction of a minor and mistreatment of a vulnerable person, according to a court spokeswoman. The grandmother was given a two-year suspended sentence for the same charges, while the grandfather also received a suspended sentence as an...