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A 40-year-old woman escaped her alleged captivity in western France on Oct. 14

An 82-year-old man and his girlfriend have been arrested on charges of kidnapping with torture

The alleged victim claims the couple forced her to use a plastic bag for a toilet and made her sleep on a deck chair

Authorities in France have arrested a couple after a woman escaped what she alleged was torturous captivity over a five-year-long period.

The 40-year-old woman was rescued after she escaped to a neighbor's home in the commune of Saint-Molf in western France on the evening of Oct. 14, France Bleu , BFM TV and Ouest-France reported.

Police arrested a woman in her sixties and her 82-year-old boyfriend on charges of kidnapping with torture in connection with the incident, according

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