(ANSA) - Caserta, August 11 - An Italian couple was
extradited from France to Italy overnight on charges of raping
and torturing the woman's underage daughter, the Caserta flying
squad said Thursday.
The couple, both aged 37, fled to France in April after a
court in the Campania town of Santa Maria Capua Vetere issued a
European bench warrant against them for sexual assault, battery
and torture against the woman's underage daughter.
The daughter, now aged 17, was reportedly abused from 2007
when she was 12 years old to 2014. The investigation was sparked
after she confided in a teacher.
Her mother didn't believe her, and subjected her daughter
to a series of tortures including tying her up and beating her
with a belt, spraying her with icy water, forcing her under
boiling showers, and locking her in the dark in a tiny room.
The man has been jailed and the woman has obtained house
arrest.
Couple extradited from France for rape
Alleged victim is woman's underage daughter