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| Argentina rescues girl kept for nine years in garage | Argentina rescues girl kept for nine years in garage |
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| Police in Argentina say they have rescued a 15-year-old girl who had been starved, beaten and kept in a garage for nine years by her foster parents. | Police in Argentina say they have rescued a 15-year-old girl who had been starved, beaten and kept in a garage for nine years by her foster parents. |
| The girl weighed only 20 kilos (44 pounds), and said she had been fed only bread and water in her captivity. | The girl weighed only 20 kilos (44 pounds), and said she had been fed only bread and water in her captivity. |
| Her only company had been that of a dog and a monkey, and she said she was beaten with a belt if she tried to eat the leftover food thrown to the pets. | Her only company had been that of a dog and a monkey, and she said she was beaten with a belt if she tried to eat the leftover food thrown to the pets. |
| Her carers have been arrested and charged with slavery and abuse. | Her carers have been arrested and charged with slavery and abuse. |
| The teenager was found in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, by one of her biological sisters, who had lost track of her. | The teenager was found in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, by one of her biological sisters, who had lost track of her. |
| The girl, who has been hospitalised, said she had been out of the garage only twice in nine years. | The girl, who has been hospitalised, said she had been out of the garage only twice in nine years. |
| According to officials, her foster parents took the girl into care provisionally in 2001 after a court found that her biological parents, who had seven more children, were financially unable to look after her. | According to officials, her foster parents took the girl into care provisionally in 2001 after a court found that her biological parents, who had seven more children, were financially unable to look after her. |
| At first, the two families kept in contact, but it is unclear what happened after 2005 and why her biological family reportedly lost track of the girl. | At first, the two families kept in contact, but it is unclear what happened after 2005 and why her biological family reportedly lost track of the girl. |
| Her foster parents were waiting for the girl's adoption papers to be finalised. |