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Suspect arrested in abduction and beating

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CANTON - Cherokee County authorities have arrested one of the suspects wanted in the case of a woman who was abducted, beaten and abandoned in the woods last week. <br> <br> Edward Matthew Berger, 22, of Acworth, was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery and kidnapping with bodily injury in the incident, sheriff&#39;s spokeswoman Nicole Ebbeskotte said Wednesday. <br> <br> The victim, whose identity has been withheld by investigators, aided in her own rescue by calling 911 on a cell phone and helping direct rescuers to her location. <br> <br> Warrants say Berger hit the victim, kicked her and cut her neck twice with a knife, causing three skull fractures and other injuries.
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