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China police detain man over 'sex slaves' in basement | China police detain man over 'sex slaves' in basement |
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Police in China have detained a man on suspicion of imprisoning and raping six women in a basement for two years and of killing two of them. | Police in China have detained a man on suspicion of imprisoning and raping six women in a basement for two years and of killing two of them. |
Reports said the man, 34-year-old firefighter Li Hao, had dug two rooms underneath the basement he bought in Luoyang city, Henan, four years ago. | Reports said the man, 34-year-old firefighter Li Hao, had dug two rooms underneath the basement he bought in Luoyang city, Henan, four years ago. |
He then kidnapped the women, all of whom are said to have worked in nightclubs or bars. | He then kidnapped the women, all of whom are said to have worked in nightclubs or bars. |
He was arrested after he let one of the women leave and she went to police. | He was arrested after he let one of the women leave and she went to police. |
Police confirmed that they had arrested Mr Li on 6 September and that an investigation was ongoing. | Police confirmed that they had arrested Mr Li on 6 September and that an investigation was ongoing. |
Shallow grave | Shallow grave |
The Southern Metropolis Daily reported that the women were held in a cellar four metres (12ft) below the basement in a residential district of the city. | The Southern Metropolis Daily reported that the women were held in a cellar four metres (12ft) below the basement in a residential district of the city. |
The newspaper said that Mr Li repeatedly raped the women and only gave them food every two days to keep them weak. | The newspaper said that Mr Li repeatedly raped the women and only gave them food every two days to keep them weak. |
The women were only allowed to leave when he needed them to sleep with other men for cash, it said, and this was how one of the women, a 23-year-old, managed to escape. | The women were only allowed to leave when he needed them to sleep with other men for cash, it said, and this was how one of the women, a 23-year-old, managed to escape. |
When she guided police to the basement, they found three more women. | When she guided police to the basement, they found three more women. |
They also found the bodies of two women buried in a shallow grave in the corner of the cellar. | They also found the bodies of two women buried in a shallow grave in the corner of the cellar. |
Mr Li, who is reportedly married with a wife and child, was arrested as he tried to leave the city. | Mr Li, who is reportedly married with a wife and child, was arrested as he tried to leave the city. |
An official from the Luoyang public security bureau told China Daily police were conducting tests to assess his mental competence. | An official from the Luoyang public security bureau told China Daily police were conducting tests to assess his mental competence. |
The journalist from the Southern Metropolis Daily who first reported the story, meanwhile, said he had been questioned by local police. | |
"They believed that the report tarnished their image. But this is a typical crime. The public needs to know the truth," Ji Xuguang told the Global Times newspaper. |