A couple has been arrested after allegedly kidnapping a man that moved into their home, keeping him captive and forcing him to clean for six months. In February this year, the 26-year-old man moved into a house with in Gormans Hill as a lodger. Police say the man was starved, repeatedly attacked and had his mobile phone stolen so he could not make contact with the outside world.
He was forced to do all the cleaning in the house. It will also be alleged on Monday 9 August the man was again assaulted by the man and woman where he was hit several times with a baseball bat. The man was then allegedly locked inside a children’s cubby house in the lounge room and denied any medical treatment before being taken to Bathurst Police Station the next day.
Police confirmed when the man was found, he was extremely dehydrated and in an emaciated state suffering black eyes, a split lip and severe bruising. He was rushed to Bathurst Base Hospital and later transferred to Westmead Hospital where it was discovered he was suffering significant injuries. Police have been told the 26-year-old had sustained old and new rib and spinal fractures as well as a fractured jaw and a punctured lung and weighed 40kg. His normal body weight is 70kg.
As a result of investigations by Chifley Local Area Command Detectives attached to Strike Force Bukari, police arrested a 41-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman and took them to Bathurst Police Station. They have been charged with a total of 27 offences between them. Both were refused police bail and appeared at Bathurst Local Court this, where they were both remanded into custody to re-appear on Monday 11 October 2010.
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