Kidnapped Israeli girl found locked in the basement An 18-year-old Bedouin girl from southern Israel was locked in the basement of a home in the city of Shfaram for a week after she rejected her partner’s demand to have an abortion, the Israel-based Ynet news website reported on Monday.
The girl, who was not named in the report, had told her partner she was pregnant a week ago. When he requested that she undergo an abortion, her boyfriend locked her in the basement “with the help of his friends,” then threatened to have her abort the baby by force if she refused to do so willingly, the website stated.
She managed to call a local police department after she had grabbed apartment’s owner’s cell phone in the brief instance he entered the basement to give her food.
“The girl could not tell the dispatcher where the house was located, but she did give police his [partner’s] name,” Ynet reported.
“The three suspects used violence against the girl and conspired to commit a crime. The complainant has been transferred to a women’s shelter,” the local police station chief told the website.
The boyfriend has been detained, although he has claimed that he has not been in touch with the girl.
The boyfriend’s two accomplices were arrested early Monday, the website added.