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US woman kidnapped in Afghanistan says husband's abuse was just like captors'
Source: The Guardian
US woman kidnapped in Afghanistan says husband's abuse was just like captors'
Caitlan Coleman says her Canadian husband, Joshua Boyle, was violent towards her before, during and after their kidnapping
Leyland Cecco in Ottawa
Fri 29 Mar 2019 18.45 GMT
A Canadian man who was kidnapped with his wife in Afghanistan was controlling and violent towards her before, during and after their five-year hostage ordeal, she told a Canadian court on Friday.
Caitlan Coleman, 33, gave testimony for a second day at the trial of Joshua Boyle, 35 who faces 19 criminal charges, including sexual assault, unlawful confinement and uttering death threats.
Coleman was pregnant when she and Boyle were kidnapped by a Taliban-linked group while backpacking in Afghanistan in 2011. They spent five years as hostages, and had three children together before they were rescued by the Pakistani military.
Coleman testified that during their captivity in the hands of the militant Haqqani network, Boyle dictated all aspects of her life. His behaviour “was just like my captors’”, she told the court.
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Caitlan Coleman says her Canadian husband, Joshua Boyle, was violent towards her before, during and after their kidnapping
Leyland Cecco in Ottawa
Fri 29 Mar 2019 18.45 GMT
A Canadian man who was kidnapped with his wife in Afghanistan was controlling and violent towards her before, during and after their five-year hostage ordeal, she told a Canadian court on Friday.
Caitlan Coleman, 33, gave testimony for a second day at the trial of Joshua Boyle, 35 who faces 19 criminal charges, including sexual assault, unlawful confinement and uttering death threats.
Coleman was pregnant when she and Boyle were kidnapped by a Taliban-linked group while backpacking in Afghanistan in 2011. They spent five years as hostages, and had three children together before they were rescued by the Pakistani military.
Coleman testified that during their captivity in the hands of the militant Haqqani network, Boyle dictated all aspects of her life. His behaviour “was just like my captors’”, she told the court.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/29/caitlan-coleman-joshua-boyle-taliban-hostage-abuse-trial