THE family of an American woman being held captive by her abusive former partner in an abandoned house staged a dramatic rescue, storming the building and shooting him dead in the process.
The drama began on Wednesday when Bethany Arceneaux, 29, was abducted on a street in Lafayette, Louisiana, by Scott Thomas.
Arceneaux, a victim of domestic violence, had reported numerous threats from Thomas, the father of her two-year-old son, in June and August.
On Wednesday evening, the Lafayette Daily Advertiser reports, Thomas cornered Arceneaux near a day care centre after a car chase.
She tried to run from him with her son in her arms, screaming for help. A woman who watched them struggle intervened, managing to pull the child away.
Thomas dragged Arceneaux into his car and drove off.
This triggered a hunt for the pair, with Arceneaux's large family of sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles and cousins determined to find her.
Two hours later, Thomas's car was found abandoned in a field.
Police brought in bloodhounds and began searching the area, but were unsuccessful, with Thursday passing with no sign of the pair.
The family, fearing for Arceneaux's safety, joined the hunt on Friday.
A tip about an abandoned house in a nearby field led family members to where Arceneaux was being held.
A half dozen people converged on the house, kicked down the door and found Arceneaux inside.
She was bloody and had been stabbed repeatedly, according to the Lafayette Daily Advertiser's photographer who had been with the family.
A confrontation ensued and Thomas was shot dead.
Arceneaux was treated for the stab wounds before being released from the hospital on Saturday and reunited with her son.
She told police she hadn't had anything to eat or drink since Wednesday.
When Thomas heard family members enter the house, she said, he began stabbing her, the paper reported.
Now police and prosecutors have to decide whether to lay charges against the person who shot Thomas.
At present no one has been arrested and legal experts say there may not be any charges because they were defending Arceneaux.
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