I heard the parents are currently hospitalized.
If we look at some of the things going on in our society, such as the Goths, body mutilations - Lizard man, Cat Man, Wilderstein, live castrations shows, he seems to fit in with this fringe.
I feel sorry for them too. I have some “crazy” family members, and the saner ones can’t accept it. Only outside, objective sources are able to see it.