Joshua Boyle will begin trial Monday for offences including sexual assault,illegal confinement and uttering death threatsA Canadian man who was kidnapped in Afghanistan and held hostage for five years with his wife and children is due to go on trial on Monday for 19 offences including sexual assault, illegal confinement and uttering death threats. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Joshua Boyle, and 35,and wife Caitlan Coleman, a US citizen, and were kidnapped in October 2012 while backpacking in Afghanistan. At the time,Coleman was pregnant with the couple’s first child. Related: Canadian American family rescued after five years as captives in Afghanistan This article was amended on 25 March 2019 to right a reference in the headline as to the timing of the alleged abuse, and to right the spelling of Caitlan Coleman’s name.
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Source: theguardian.com