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West Valley City man charged with trying to kill his wife and holding her prisoner – with his parents’ help

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Police say a West Valley City man threatened, choked and held his wife prisoner for six days — and his parents helped.

Feroz Sediqi has been charged in 3rd District Court with attempted murder and aggravated kidnapping, first-degree felonies; aggravated assault, a second-degree felony; and violation of a protective order, a third-degree felony.

According to police, Sediqi's wife told him on March 8 that she was leaving him. As she tried to leave his residence, he grabbed her, pulled her into a bedroom and locked the door. When the woman said she wanted to leave, he called her names, grabbed her “and told her, 'The only way you can leave is if you leave this earth.