Durham woman being held hostage called 911. Why did police leave?

Editor’s note: This story contains reporting about an alleged sexual assault, a topic that will be disturbing to some readers.

A Durham woman being held hostage in her home was repeatedly beaten and raped — but police left without speaking to her when she first called 911, according to a newly released search warrant.

Her ordeal began Aug. 31, 2024, when Chano Chavinchi Wiggins, 47, of Raleigh allegedly came with the woman to her Old Chapel Hill Road home, the warrant states. The News & Observer is not naming the woman to protect her identity…

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