Tuesday 24 May 2022 08:04 AM Chicago activist. 53. finds woman trapped for four or five days inside ... trends now
A community activist speaking with neighbors about the need to repair deserted buildings on Chicago's beleaguered South Side was met with a chilling discovery after hearing the desperate cries of a woman coming from one of those very same abandoned homes.
Antoine Dobine, 53, was in the right place at the right time on Saturday evening while canvassing as he heard an unnamed 36-year-old kidnapping victim banging on the abandoned home's window near the 19100 block of Eggleston Avenue in West Pullman.
He immediately called police after hearing the woman's cries. Authorities found the victim chained by her ankles to a bedroom wall inside the home, according to FOX 32.
The woman, who remains unidentified for privacy reasons, claims that she had been trapped inside the brick home for four or five days and that her abductor had raped her twice.
'He left me in there handcuffed and chained, ' she told WGN TV, adding that she ran into her kidnapper last week when she was running errands at a local store.
'I ended up bumping into him and he was like, ''you know, come here for a minute,''' she said. The male offender, believed to be in his 60s and 5-foot-8, then grabbed the woman, who tried to fight him off, before dragging her to the vacant house.
The woman was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in good condition after police escorted her out of the home at around 5:30 p.m.
'I first thought it was a little young girl in there, but later on we found it was a young lady,' Dobine said.
Chicago Police found a 36-year-old woman chained to a bedroom wall of an abandoned home on Saturday evening after a local resident of the city's South Side neighborhood made the discovery. She was reportedly trapped inside for four or five days and was sexually assaulted twice
Antoine Dobine, 53, said he noticed the woman after he heard her yelling for help and banging on one of the home's window
The home (pictured) where the adult female was found has allegedly been abandoned for at least 30 years, Dobine said
Dobine livestreamed the discovery on his Facebook, which has now accumulated more than 800,000 views. He added that he saw the man leave the vacant home, wearing a corduroy jacket, just moments before police's arrival on scene.
The victim said she is grateful that the activist noticed her after crying on a daily basis for help.
'He could have ignored me but he heard me and he helped me,' she
