The plot thickens.
Via The Star:
Joshua Boyle, the Canadian man who was held hostage with his American wife and children for five years in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been arrested and charged with assault, unlawful confinement and other offences that are alleged to have occurred in the weeks since his dramatic rescue from captivity in October.
Boyle, 34, appeared in Ottawa court on New Year’s Day and remains in police custody.
There is a court order that prevents publication of information that would identify any of the alleged victims.
Boyle faces 15 charges, according to a court document outlining the allegations.[…]
Boyle, his wife Caitlan and their three children — all of whom were born in captivity — returned to Canada on Oct. 13, after Pakistani forces rescued them from the Taliban-linked Haqqani network, which had held them hostage since October 2012, when Boyle and his wife were captured while backpacking in Afghanistan.
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In a statement to the Star, Caitlan wrote, “I can’t speak about the specific charges, but I can say that ultimately it is the strain and trauma he was forced to endure for so many years and the effects that that had on his mental state that is most culpable for this.
“Obviously, he is responsible for his own actions,” she wrote, “but it is with compassion and forgiveness that I say I hope help and healing can be found for him. As to the rest of us, myself and the children, we are healthy and holding up as well as we can.”
Boyle’s brother, Dan, told the Star in an interview Tuesday that his family wants Joshua to receive mental health treatment. Dan said that Boyle has been living with his wife and children in east-end Ottawa and was arrested Monday morning.
“I’ve spoken with his wife, Caitlan, she’s fine. The children are fine,” Dan said, adding that Caitlan’s parents, who are from Pennsylvania, are in Ottawa.