Xie Guobiao (C), 11, tied to a pillar with a rope, cries as his grandmother (L) and younger sister look on at his home in Daohui village of Lishui, Zhejiang province May 7, 2014. Xie was diagnosed as mentally handicapped when he was young, but the family was not able to provide him with sufficient medical treatment because of poverty. At the age of six, Xie started to sneak out of his home when others were not looking, climbing on top of houses and smashing windows. Xie's family had to pay over 10,000 yuan ($1,606) in compensation to others for the damage he caused. Since then, the family has had to tie Xie up with a rope both at home and in public, they said. (Photo by William Hong/Reuters)

Xie Guobiao (L), 11, is tied up by a rope as he walks with his grandfather in front of posters depicting the late Communist Party of China Chairman Mao Zedong and other former and current Chinese politicians at his home in Daohui village of Lishui, Zhejiang province May 8, 2014. (Photo by William Hong/Reuters)

Xie Guobiao, 11, climbs on the roof of a neighbour's house after cutting himself loose from the rope he is usually tied up with, in Daohui village of Lishui, Zhejiang province May 8, 2014. (Photo by William Hong/Reuters)

Xie Guobiao (R), 11, is tied up by a rope as his grandparents go to a tea field to work in Daohui village of Lishui, Zhejiang province May 8, 2014. (Photo by William Hong/Reuters)

Xie Guobiao (L), 11, attempts to walk away while being tied up by a rope held by his grandfather at his home in Daohui village of Lishui, Zhejiang province May 7, 2014. (Photo by William Hong/Reuters)

Xie Guobiao, 11, is tied to a pillar with a rope at his home in Daohui village of Lishui, Zhejiang province May 7, 2014. (Photo by William Hong/Reuters)

Xie Guobiao, 11, looks out of the door of his home in Daohui village of Lishui, Zhejiang province May 8, 2014. (Photo by William Hong/Reuters)

Xie Guobiao (R), 11, sits on the stairs while being tied up by a rope held by his father in Daohui village of Lishui, Zhejiang province May 8, 2014. (Photo by William Hong/Reuters)

Xie Guobiao (R), 11, crawls into a cement pipe while being tied up by a rope held by his grandfather, in Daohui village of Lishui, Zhejiang province May 8, 2014. (Photo by William Hong/Reuters)