Three women who survived a decade of captivity in an Ohio house before being freed have received bravery awards.

One of three women kidnapped and held in a Ohio man’s home for 10 years has said an orange extension cord was used to tie her neck, hands and feet and hang her “like a fish”.

Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro said he called the mother of one of his captives and told the woman her daughter was alive and had become his wife, according to interrogation videotapes.

US kidnapper Ariel Castro called the mother of one of his victims while she was in captivity and told her she was okay, according to reports.

Ohio’s prison system is reviewing how Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro - perhaps the most notorious figure behind bars in the state – managed to hang himself with a bedsheet while in protective custody.

Ariel Castro was sentenced to life without parole on the charge of aggravated murder and received multiple years on various other charges related to kidnap and rape that totalled 1,000 years.

Three women held prisoner in a run-down home for a decade kept diaries documenting the horrific physical and sexual abuse they suffered on a daily basis, it has emerged, as their captor faces sentence today.

The man accused of holding three women captive in his US home for about a decade has pleaded guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty.

A man accused of holding three women captive in his home for more than a decade has pleaded not guilty to 512 counts of kidnapping and 446 counts of rape.

The man accused of kidnapping and raping three women over a decade in his home is due back in court and will face further charges.

Three women held against their will for a decade locked in Cleveland, Ohio, have posted a video on YouTube to offer thanks for the support they have received as they try to rebuild their lives.

Three women held captive in a US home for a decade are thanking the public for their support in a YouTube video.

A Cleveland man accused of holding three young women captive for a decade pleaded not guilty to hundreds of charges, including rape, kidnapping and murder for beating one pregnant captive until she miscarried.

The US man accused of kidnapping three women, holding them in his home for a decade and raping them has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

A man accused of holding three women captive for a decade is facing 329 charges including kidnapping and rape.

Madeleine McCann’s parents are said to be “very, very pleased” with Scotland Yard’s review of their daughter’s disappearance, as it emerged detectives have identified “more than a handful of people of interest” in the case.

The US man accused of abducting and raping three women at his home for 10 years is to plead not guilty to all charges against him, his lawyers say.

The US man accused of abducting and raping three women at his home for 10 years is to plead not guilty to all charges against him, his lawyers say.

The two brothers of the man accused of holding three women captive in the US for 10 years say they have no sympathy for him.

A DNA test confirmed another dark twist in the story of three women imprisoned in an Ohio house for about 10 years.

One of the three women who was held captive for 11 years suffered a gang-rape a year previous, and the baby was later taken from her, writes Kim Palmer, in Cleveland

Alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro is the father of a six-year-old girl rescued from his house with three women this week, an official says.

An Ohio prosecutor says he may seek the death penalty against the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home for about a decade for forcing them to suffer miscarriages.

A US man has appeared in court on charges of rape and kidnapping days after three women missing for about a decade were found alive at his home.

A man has been charged with rape and kidnapping after three women missing for a decade were found alive at his Ohio home.

One of the men accused of holding three women captive in a suburban Cleveland home has been charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape.

Ireland of the last century may not have been the best place for someone who cherished their privacy or their time alone to do as they pleased when they pleased.

Former school bus driver Ariel Castro has been charged with four counts of kidnap and three of rape over the missing women inquiry in Ohio.

The three women held captive for about a decade at a run-down US house were apparently bound with ropes and chains, police said today, while charges were expected by the end of the day against the three brothers under arrest.

One of the suspects in the case of three women who were rescued this week, 10 years after they went missing, had been active in neighbourhood searches and vigils for the women, neighbours say.

The mother of one of the three Cleveland abduction victims has not spoken to her daughter yet, but hopes she knows she loves her.

Neighbours have said they called police on at least two occasions to check on the peeling, rundown Ohio house where three women, who vanished separately about a decade ago, were being held.

The woman’s voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. “Help me. I’m Amanda Berry,” she told a 911 dispatcher.

The discovery of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight has given the parents of Madeleine McCann renewed hope she will be found, they said last night.

As America began to ask how three women could be held captive in a suburban home for a decade, police revealed they had called to the house twice.

Kidnapping survivor Jaycee Dugard says the women who went missing about a decade ago and were found at a Cleveland home need a chance to heal and reconnect with the world.

The discovery of three women who went missing separately 10 years ago in the US has given the parents of Madeleine McCann renewed hope that she will be found, they said today.

Three brothers have been arrested after women who went missing as girls in separate incidents 10 years ago were found alive and well after being held prisoner.

Three women who went missing around a decade ago had been tied up and held in a home in Cleveland, Ohio, before being found alive, police said.