Backpacker hostage's horror road trip: Police 'saved this young girl's life'REUTERS Australian police recover a 22-year-old British woman, who was allegedly raped and assaulted a number of times while she was held hostage by a man during a two-month ordeal. A British backpacker is lucky to be alive after a harrowing two-month ordeal in Australia, in which she was held against her will and repeatedly assaulted by an man, police say. "The opinion of investigators and myself is we have potentially saved this young girl's life," Detective Inspector Paul Hart said. 7 News at 6pm: Security pictures of the British backpacker rescued from a hostage situation in outback Queensland. "They are very serious offences and would have been quite traumatic for the young female involved," Hart said.

Source: Stuff March 07, 2017 08:12 UTC