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Liam Buckler

Woman buried alive by estranged husband manages to dig her way out of shallow grave

A woman buried alive by her estranged husband managed to escape the shallow grave, police have revealed.

Chae Kyong An, 53, was arrested after his shaken ex-wife was found by Thurston County Sheriff’s deputy hiding behind a shed shortly just before 1am on Monday in Washington.

She screamed to the officer: "My husband is trying to kill me" as court documents revealed "she had duct tape still wrapped around her neck, lower face and ankles.

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