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Queens Couple Kidnapped And Brutalized Disabled Woman

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A couple arrested for keeping a disabled Queens woman prisoner for over a year has been charged with kidnapping, imprisonment, assault and endangering the welfare of the disabled, according to the NY Daily News.
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