A New York City woman is accused of kidnapping and torturing a man she met on Instagram for more than 12 hours while demanding a $100,000 ransom from his brother, authorities said Tuesday.
Valerie Rosario, 21, is alleged to have "lured" the unidentified victim, 24, to a Bronx apartment on Feb. 7, police said.
At least two men with firearms are alleged to have waited until he went inside and then entered the apartment after him.
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WATCH HEREOne of the men hit the victim with a pistol, according to a complaint provided by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. The suspects undressed the victim and put him in a bathtub, the complaint says. They then poured flammable liquid on him, burned him with a flame and repeatedly stabbed him with a knife, it alleges.
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