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Caitlan Coleman’s sister says Joshua Boyle demeaned his wife, instructed her how to wear a hijab, and expected her to look after the children at all times — even when she was sick in hospital.

JoAnn Rotenberry told court on Thursday that, after a text message exchange with her sister in November 2017, she became so concerned for Coleman’s safety that she contacted the FBI.

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Those texts were not read in court, but Rotenberry said that in them, her sister vented about her relationship with Boyle.

Based on those messages, Rotenberry said, she told the FBI that Coleman’s relationship with Boyle was “going downhill really fast,” and that a safety net needed to be put in place in case of an emergency.

“Somebody besides me needed to know something bad was happening,” Rotenberry testified Thursday.

The FBI agent, she said, promised to alert a counterpart in Canada about the situation.

After the text exchange with Coleman, Rotenberry said she was cut off from contact with her sister, who failed to respond to any of her messages.