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The Latest Breaking News from Kidnapping

Man charged with kidnapping mother and child goes on trial

A federal court trial is underway in Vermont for a man charged with kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son in early 2019

The Independent UK

Gunmen kidnap 80, including children, in northwest Nigeria

Gunmen abducted at least 80 people, mostly women and children, in Nigeria's Zamfara state, a hotspot for kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs targeting remote villages, residents said on Saturday.

Reuters

Kidnapping gang forced men into van, beat them and threatened to cut off fingers and ears

Mason Schubeler, 20, Harri Pearce, 22, Reece Speirs, 23, Ricky Fidler, 21, and Laura Watson, 46, all played their part in a terrifying kidnap which saw two men bound with cable ties and forced into a van on July 1 last year

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Platypus ‘abducted from the wild and boarded onto Brisbane train’

Two people are being hunted by police on suspicion of kidnapping a wild platypus and boarding it on a Brisbane train.

Evening Standard

Murder Mystery 2 viewers flag ‘hilarious’ problem with the title of new Netflix movie

No 1 film sees Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston reprise their roles from 2019’s ‘Murder Mystery’

The Independent UK

Murder Mystery 2 viewers point out ‘hilarious’ issue with the title of new Netflix movie

No 1 film sees Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston reprise their roles from 2019’s ‘Murder Mystery’

The Independent UK

Gunmen in Nigeria seize eight students in latest abduction

Random kidnappings of students have become common in parts of northern Nigeria in the last decade.

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Haiti rights group records three-fold rise in kidnappings for early 2023

At least 389 kidnappings were registered in Haiti in the first three months of this year, rights group CARDH said on Tuesday, marking a three-fold increase from the last quarter of 2022 as gangs look to recoup losses from international sanctions.

Reuters

Terence Kelly sentenced over abduction of Cleo Smith near Carnarvon in WA's outback

Terence Kelly is sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison for kidnapping four-year-old Cleo Smith near Carnarvon in Western Australia's outback and holding her captive for 18 days.

ABC News

Gunmen in Nigeria seize eight students in latest kidnapping

Gunmen in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state kidnapped eight secondary school students coming from school along with an unknown number of others, authorities said on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of such abductions.

Reuters

Kidnappers flee after killing female Chinese student

Police suspect three Chinese men have left the country after kidnapping a female Chinese university student and then killing her when they failed to obtain a 2.5-million-baht ransom from her father in China.

Bangkok Post

Kidnappers flee after killing female Chinese student

Police suspected three Chinese men had fled the country after kidnapping a female Chinese university student and then killing her when they failed to obtain a 2.5-million-baht ransom from her father in China.

Bangkok Post

Dad beat, strangled and kidnapped wife with child in the car in three days of horror

Nathanial Corkish dragged his wife up the stairs by her neck before beating her with a hammer and kidnapping her

Liverpool Echo

Who is Cleotha Henderson: Ex-convict accused of abducting and killing Memphis heiress Eliza Fletcher

Former convict, who was released from prison in 2020 for kidnapping, is now facing trial for the kidnap and murder of Eliza Fletcher

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Gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmad being taken back to Sabramati Jail amid tight security

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case, is being taken back to Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"I'll be killed in two weeks...": Atiq Ahmed's brother, says "CM understands my pain"

Uttar Pradesh's mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s brother Ashraf Ahmed, one of the seven persons who have been acquitted in the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case, on Tuesday claimed that an officer revealed that he will be killed in two weeks. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Man charged with kidnap and murder of 53-year-old in Leicester

A 37-year-old man remains in police custody

Dynamite News

Atiq Ahmed's hearing in Prayagraj court today; Slain Umesh Pal's kin seek death penalty, say "want his empire of terror to end"

Family of Umesh Pal, the lawyer who was abducted and killed, on Tuesday said that they want the mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, a prime accused in the case to be given the death sentence stating that they want his "empire of terror to end". Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Week

Iraq: the cultural resilience of a war-ravaged country

It is 20 years since the US-led invasion of Iraq, and the Foreign Office still advises against travel there, owing to risks including kidnapping. But although the country is “by no means stable”, it is “just about functioning as a rare Arab democracy”, says Sophy Roberts in the FT –…

Tribune News Service

Is Mexico safe for travelers? Weighing fear and reality

When the U.S. Department of State released a spring break travel advisory on March 13 warning travelers to take extra caution when visiting Mexico, the message rippled far, wide and fast. Broadcast news disseminated scary stories of illegal drugs and gang crime as reasons to reconsider vacation plans — most…

The Independent UK

California jailbreak mastermind sentenced for daring escape

A man serving a life sentence for kidnapping and mutilating a marijuana dispensary owner has received additional time for masterminding a daring, elaborate escape from a Southern California jail

The Independent UK

17-year-old charged in kidnapping ending in Houston shooting

A 17-year-old has been charged with kidnapping two migrants whose rescue from a Houston hotel by FBI agents ended in gunfire that killed another suspect

Liverpool Echo

ITV Emmerdale fans accuse Noah of 'kidnapping' as he comes to blows with Samson

The characters have been at each others throats over the upbringing of baby Esther

Irish Mirror

Irishman ,18, charged with kidnapping and sexual assault at college house party in US

The alleged attack occurred at a house party on Easton Avenue in East Brunswick on February 19

Tribune News Service

Former Georgia police officer indicted in 16-year-old’s killing

ATLANTA — A former Doraville police officer accused of kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old Gwinnett County student was indicted Wednesday on murder and other charges, court records show.

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