Associated Press
Three men held a student from India captive over the course of several months and forced him to work and perform menial tasks, then viciously beat him when he didn't complete the chores to their satisfaction, a Missouri prosecutor said Thursday. St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph McCulloch announced charges against Venkutesh Sattaru, 35; Nikhil Penmatsa, 27; and Sravan Penumetcha, 23. The 20-year-old victim is hospitalized with a broken nose, broken ribs and bones in his hands and feet, and severe injuries from being punched, stomped on and beaten with pipes and a wire that left him scarred “from the top of his head literally to the bottom of his feet,” McCulloch said.