A HUSBAND has been arrested after his wife was found locked up in their home for 12 years.
The 55-year-old is accused of rape, kidnapping and torture.
The man has been arrested after his wife was found locked up in their home in Forbach, FranceAFP
His wife was found naked, with her head shaved and with multiple injuries, including broken bones, in their bedroom.
The room at their flat in Forbach, in eastern France, was barricaded with metal wire.
The wife, 53, had managed to find a phone and call police in their native Germany for help.
She is being treated in hospital, while her husband is in custody.
A police source in the city of Metz, where the man was being held, said that investigators are still getting to the bottom of the horrific case.
“Several checks are underway, and I’d like to remain cautious,” the insider said.
According to broadcaster RMC, police discovered a diary in the flat, which is said to have been written by the husband.
It is said to be full of journal entries where he details his wife’s abuse as well as the times he gave her food.
