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| Facebook Live attack: Four held in Chicago | Facebook Live attack: Four held in Chicago |
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| Four people have been arrested in the US city of Chicago over a video live-streamed on Facebook, in which a bound and gagged man was assaulted. | Four people have been arrested in the US city of Chicago over a video live-streamed on Facebook, in which a bound and gagged man was assaulted. |
| The man being assaulted has special needs, police say. His assailants can be heard making derogatory statements against white people and President-elect Donald Trump. | The man being assaulted has special needs, police say. His assailants can be heard making derogatory statements against white people and President-elect Donald Trump. |
| In one part of the video they use a knife to remove part of his scalp. | In one part of the video they use a knife to remove part of his scalp. |
| Chicago police have described the video as a "sickening" possible hate crime. | Chicago police have described the video as a "sickening" possible hate crime. |
| "It makes you wonder what would make individuals treat somebody like that," Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said in a press conference streamed on Twitter. | "It makes you wonder what would make individuals treat somebody like that," Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said in a press conference streamed on Twitter. |
| "I've been a cop for 28 years, and I've seen things that you shouldn't see in a lifetime, but it still amazes me how you still see things that you just shouldn't." | "I've been a cop for 28 years, and I've seen things that you shouldn't see in a lifetime, but it still amazes me how you still see things that you just shouldn't." |
| Police say the unnamed white victim is an acquaintance of one of the attackers and may have been kidnapped for up to 48 hours prior to the assault. | Police say the unnamed white victim is an acquaintance of one of the attackers and may have been kidnapped for up to 48 hours prior to the assault. |
| Life and death on the lost streets of Chicago | Life and death on the lost streets of Chicago |
| Violence in Chicago - in five shocking stats | Violence in Chicago - in five shocking stats |
| Chicago killings: 'We just want to be out of the hood' | Chicago killings: 'We just want to be out of the hood' |
| Chicago 'Hobo' gang leaders convicted | Chicago 'Hobo' gang leaders convicted |
| They say he has been released from hospital after being traumatised by the attack. | They say he has been released from hospital after being traumatised by the attack. |
| In the press conference senior police officers paid tribute to the speedy response of officers in rescuing the stricken man. | In the press conference senior police officers paid tribute to the speedy response of officers in rescuing the stricken man. |
| In the 30-minute video, the attackers can be seen cutting the 18-year-old victim's clothes, dropping cigarette ash on him, pushing his head back with a foot and drawing blood by cutting off some of his hair with a knife. | |
| Several people can be seen laughing and smoking as the attack takes place. | Several people can be seen laughing and smoking as the attack takes place. |
| The incident happened on Tuesday, police say, in a flat on Chicago's West Side. Police say they found the victim wandering in the streets in a disorientated and distressed state after the assault. | |
| Later they say they responded to reports of an assault close to where he was discovered and uncovered evidence of violence and damage to property. | |
| Police say the victim was a high-risk missing person and two men and two women are now in custody. One of the women is reported to have broadcast the beating on Facebook. | |
| In June a Chicago man was shot dead while live-streaming a video of himself on Facebook. | In June a Chicago man was shot dead while live-streaming a video of himself on Facebook. |