N.B. Boot is British for 'trunk'.
In my country, the UK, a woman has been found alive in the boot of her car, after having been locked inside for eleven days. She was discovered on boxing day, so she was locked in there for the whole of Christmas, too.
A man has appeared in court, accused of attempted murder.
I wonder just what had possessed him to do this? It doesn't seem to have been a racist attack, because it sounds like the two were both black south africans. The story will come out in time, but I'm willing to bet he was an ex-partner. This is one of the most shocking recent cases of violence against women that I've heard of, so even though it's a UK story, it deserves posting here.
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How awful. Did he know her at all prior or was it a random abduction?
Ye gods...I can only imagine the mental torture she's suffered.
I expect she'll need years of therapy, for (understandably) extreme claustrophobia, nightmares, possibly PTSD, and associated trauma.
God, that sucks.