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Saskatoon police arrest 5 after report of unlawful confinement

A 28-year-old man claims he was unlawfully confined and beaten this past weekend in Saskatoon. File / Global News

Saskatoon police have five people in custody after a 28-year-old man said he was unlawfully confined and beaten on May 7.

At around 9:30 p.m. CT, the man approached officers at Royal University Hospital and reported that he had been assaulted while being held in a home for several hours. He also said the people responsible stole his vehicle.

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He was treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

The investigation led officers to a home in the 1000-block of 7th Street East where three men and two women were arrested.

Police said charges are pending.

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