California man glues hands and mouths of hostages

LOS ANGELES, Apr 22: A Southern California man took two men hostage at gunpoint, stripped them naked, bound their hands together with super glue and poured glue into their mouths, police said.

Rene Avila, 36, was arrested early yesterday after releasing his hostages during the night. They were treated at the scene and released.

The motive behind the bizzare incident was unclear but police speculate a possible relationship among the three may have triggered Avila's behavior.

''There was some kind of dispute there and he put super glue in their mouths before calling his sister,'' Los Angeles police LT Ernest Eskridge said. ''We don't know if that was his cry for help.''

Reuters