Man arrested in Poland on suspicion of holding a abused woman captive for over 5 years [Video]

WARSAW, Poland –

Prosecutors in southwest Poland say a man has been arrested on allegations of imprisoning and physically and mentally abusing a woman for more than five years with “special cruelty.”

Prosecutors in the town of Legnica say the abuse started in January 2019 and lasted until last week in the village of Gaiki, near Glogow.

They only identify the suspect as 35-year-old Mateusz J., in line with Poland’s privacy laws.

They say the woman, who is now 30, was held in an unheated building with no water or toilet facilities. There, he repeatedly abused her sexually and physically and gave her limited access to food and drink.

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They say he humiliated and controlled the woman, kept her in isolation and brought her out only with a hood over her eyes.

Local news outlets in Glogow …