They also arrested her alleged tormentor, a Moroccan man.

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 raised the alarm, calling the Cremona Police Headquarters, which then activated colleagues from Verona.

The officers managed to break into the house by breaking the padlock that blocked the entrance.

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