08.11.2026 23:41
A worker participating in maintenance work at an apartment building in the US found a woman chained to a bed in the apartment he entered after hearing cries for help. It emerged that the woman, who said she had been held captive at home by her ex-husband for about two years, was not allowed to go to the toilet, was forced to use a bucket in the room, and was monitored by camera. After the woman, who alleged she was subjected to violence and sexual assault by her ex-husband and his lover, was rescued, 2 suspects were detained.
A maintenance operation in an apartment building in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, uncovered a horrific incident that was allegedly ongoing for nearly two years.
HE FOUND HER AFTER FOLLOWING THE SOUND HE HEARD A worker involved in the maintenance work entered after hearing cries for help coming from one of the apartments and encountered a woman chained to a bed.
According to court records, police teams called to the scene found the woman tied to the bed with a chain and padlock attached to her right ankle.
It was determined that the windows in the room were covered with aluminum foil and that a security camera had been placed opposite the bed to monitor the woman.
The woman, freed from her chains by police, was taken to hospital due to bruises detected on her body and face.
SHE IDENTIFIED HER EX-HUSBAND AND HIS GIRLFRIEND The woman, whose statement was taken at the hospital through an interpreter because she does not speak English, said she was brought from Mexico to Fargo in 2024 by her ex-husband, Arturo Calzada Becerril.
The woman said she had not been allowed outside for about two years, and stated that her ex-husband brought her food twice a day but did not allow her to go to the toilet.
It was learned that the woman was forced to meet her needs using a bucket in the room.
The woman also alleged that she was beaten and sexually assaulted by Becerril's girlfriend, Erendira Amoles, who lived with him.
Becerril and Amoles TWO SUSPECTS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY Police teams detained 40-year-old Arturo Calzada Becerril and 41-year-old Erendira Amoles.
Both suspects were charged with kidnapping, while Becerril also faced charges of domestic violence resulting in injury, and Amoles faced an assault charge.
The investigation into what the woman experienced is ongoing.