A WIFE who was allegedly “held captive for 12 years and locked in a torture room” has been found – as her husband is arrested.
The woman, 53, who hasn’t been named, was discovered in her bedroom at an apartment in the town of Forbach, near the German border, by cops on Monday.
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She claims she was kidnapped by her husband, 55, back in 2011.
The woman was reportedly only finally able to escape after being able to get hold of a mobile phone and calling German police on Sunday.
German officers alerted French authorities in the Moselle part of the country before a search was quickly launched.
Germany’s Bild newspaper said the husband refused police entry before they eventually had to force their way in.
Three cops then uncovered the horror.
Local media reports said the woman was found trapped in one room – which was allegedly fenced off with metal wire – semi-naked, with a shaved head, and indications her fingers and legs were broken.
It’s also understood she hadn’t been fed for some time as medical examinations found her in “not good” health.
Her husband was arrested on Monday morning on suspicion of kidnap and torture.
He remains in police custody while investigations are being carried out.
Neighbours told how they heard a woman’s screams coming from the flat and when they questioned the man, he told them his wife had cancer and was in pain.
One local said: “We never saw the women.
“He told us that she had cancer and was screaming because of her illness, the pain.”
Erika, another witness who lives in a nearby street, told AFP she last saw the woman “maybe 10 years ago” and thought “maybe she had died or moved out”.
French media reports also said cops found a diary-type notebook in the flat.
It is believed the man kept a record of his actions, including the times he gave his wife food.
Morgan Johnson
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