Italian police on Tuesday freed a woman who had been kidnapped and beaten in a hovel near Verona's railway station, arresting her alleged tormentor, a Moroccanman.
The young woman, held against her will in the rundown and abandoned shack, was found in a state of shock, with signs of violence on her face and body The man has been charged with abduction and grievous bodily harm..
It was the victim's sister who had raised the alarm, calling theCremona Police Headquarters, which then activated colleagues from Verona.
The officers managed to break into the house by forcing the padlock that blocked the entrance.
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