World · Latin America · 3 hrs ago
Woman in Goiás reports former partner after 15 days confined
In Anápolis, in Brazil’s Goiás state, a woman reported that her former partner confined her at home.
She had been kept inside for about 15 days and cut off from her family and the outside.
She said she needed hospital care for pain in her arm and body, giving her a reason to leave the home.
At the hospital, she told staff what was happening.
Police said the man also controlled when one of her daughters could leave, including taking her to and from school.
Police arrested the former partner on suspicion of unlawful confinement and violence against the woman.
A woman in Anápolis, Goiás, reported that her former partner had confined her for about 15 days.
She said she had been kept inside the home without access to family or the outside.
She pretended to have pain in her arm and body so she could be taken to a hospital.
At the hospital, she told staff what had happened.
The man was arrested on suspicion of unlawful confinement and violence against her.
- Who
- A woman and her former partner.
- What
- The woman reported that he had confined her and committed violence against her.
- When
- After she had been confined for about 15 days. The date of the events is not stated.
- Where
- Anápolis, in the state of Goiás, Brazil.
- Why
- The police said the man had not accepted the end of the relationship.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The woman was kept inside the home without access to family or the outside.
She pretended to have pain so she could be taken to a hospital.
She told staff about her situation.
The man was arrested.
- Location
- Anápolis, Goiás
- Confinement period
- About 15 days
- Person arrested
- The woman's former partner
- Report made
- At a hospital
What people are saying
And the daughter could only go to school; he took her, dropped her off at school, then went to pick her up.