Whipped, beaten and kept in solitary confinement in a dark room and only limited to a single meal per day.

That was the horrific ordeal of Billy Mwangi, a 24-year-old man who was abducted by suspected State agents.

From a distance, it was easy to read the bittersweet feeling that engulfed the family as they reunited with their loved one.

On one hand the excitement and painful relief is written in the faces of his parents.