Cleveland police criticised as city asks: why were women not found sooner? [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Authorities were forced to admit on Tuesday they had twice visited a house in Cleveland where three women were apparently held captive for a decade, as questions were asked about how the victims remained undetected for so long.
Two of the women, who were teenagers when they went missing, had been the subject of long-running national media coverage, and neighbours say they reported suspicious behaviour at the home over the years.
Police arrested three brothers, one of whom lived at the house in which the women were found. A six-year-old girl, born to one of the victims after she had been captured, was also freed.
The mayor of Cleveland, Frank Jackson, stood before the media at police headquarters and admitted that the case was disturbing. "We are happy that they are returned to us. But we have several unanswered questions. Why were they taken, how were they taken and how did they remain undetected in the city of Cleveland for this time?"
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/07/cleveland-police-questions-women-held-missing
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