Few people have been left heartbroken by the apparent suicide of Ariel Castro, who held three women hostage for a decade in his Cleveland home.

Ariel Castro, sentenced to life behind bars for the abduction, rape and torture of three women, has been found hanged in his prison cell.

Ariel Castro, who held three young women captive in his Cleveland house for up to 10 years, has agreed to plead guilty to escape a death sentence.

Shocking details have emerged about the 10-year long kidnapping ordeal from which three young women were newly freed in Cleveland, US.