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Man pleads guilty to kidnapping, assaulting ex-fiancée

Clinton McLaughlin pleads guilty in Saskatoon court to kidnapping, assaulting his ex-fiancée last spring. Supplied / Saskatoon Police Service

SASKATOON – A man who triggered a manhunt at the end of May in Saskatoon has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and aggravated assault.

Clinton McLaughlin, 36, appeared in provincial court Tuesday.

McLaughlin abducted his ex-fiancée Mariana Cracogna on May 30 and repeatedly beat her until she was able to escape.

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Cracogna was found on the side of a highway east of Saskatoon during the evening of June 1.

Read more: Couple recalls rescue of abducted Saskatoon woman

Police said she had no food or water and slept outside during her ordeal.

McLaughlin will be sentenced on Nov. 21. A charge of unlawful confinement is expected to be stayed.

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