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Three charged with kidnap and murder after man found dead in Essex

Two men and a 17-year-old boy have been charged with the murder of a man who was found dead near an industrial estate in Essex. Erdogan Ulcay, 55, Ali Kavak, 25, and the teenager have also been charged with the kidnap of a woman. The body of ...

20 Oct 2022 at 10:08

Man arrested on suspicion of kidnap after car stolen with child inside

A man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnap after a car was stolen with a child inside. South Wales Police received a report at 6.30pm on Thursday that a vehicle had been taken from Crwys Terrace in Penlan, Swansea, with a child in the ...

27 Jan 2023 at 17:03

Chloe Ayling ‘excited’ BBC will tell ‘her story’ in drama about kidnapping

Chloe Ayling has said she is “excited” that the BBC is to tell “her story” of being kidnapped in a new factual drama. The 25-year-old former Celebrity Big Brother contestant was abducted after arriving at an address in Milan, Italy, for ...

04 Apr 2023 at 14:41

Group of four jailed for plot to kidnap and falsely imprison a coroner

A group of four people who turned up at a court with a set of handcuffs and demanded to know where the senior coroner was have been jailed for their roles in a conspiracy to kidnap and falsely imprison him. Senior coroner for Essex ...

28 Oct 2024 at 18:00

Security guard planned to take Holly Willoughby to ‘dungeon’, court told

A shopping centre security officer planned to kidnap TV presenter Holly Willoughby and take her to a “dungeon” where her “screams can’t be heard for miles”, a court heard. Gavin Plumb is accused of hatching a plot to kidnap, rape ...

24 Jun 2024 at 15:47

News

Brother of footballer Paul Pogba jailed over extortion and kidnapping plot

One of footballer Paul Pogba’s brothers has been sentenced by a Paris criminal court to three years in prison – two of which are suspended – in an extortion and kidnapping case. Mathias Pogba had already spent time in detention ...

19 Dec 2024 at 16:09

World

Man charged with kidnapping missing jogger

A man has been charged with kidnapping over the disappearance of a Tennessee woman who was forced into a vehicle while she was out jogging last week. Eliza Fletcher, 34, has still not been found, but Memphis police said they ...

05 Sept 2022 at 09:02

World

Man tells jury he ‘never agreed to kidnap’ US Governor Gretchen Whitmer

One of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has testified in his own defence and denied any role in a wild conspiracy to get her before the 2020 election. Daniel Harris repeatedly ...

31 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Football

Colombian police continue search for Luis Diaz’s kidnapped father

Liverpool are continuing to support Colombia winger Luis Diaz as police search a mountain range in the north of the country for his kidnapped father. Diaz’s mother, who was taken at the same time over the weekend, is ...

31 Oct 2023 at 17:32

Gang bundled pregnant woman into van and threatened to cut her fingers off

Three men have been jailed after kidnapping a pregnant mother from outside her home and threatening to cut her fingers off, the Metropolitan Police have said. Audi Johnson, 35, Ahmad Ghiasi, 26, and Nicholas ...

14 Aug 2025 at 18:21

Ireland

Irishwoman kidnapped in Haiti is released along with other hostages

An Irishwoman and seven other people kidnapped in Haiti earlier this month have been released, Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris has said. Gena Heraty, who is from Westport in Co Mayo, was one of eight ...

29 Aug 2025 at 18:08

Ireland

Simon Harris holds talks with Haitian counterpart over Gena Heraty kidnapping

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris has held talks with his Haitian counterpart about the kidnapping of Irish woman Gena Heraty. Mr Harris, Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, spoke to Haiti’s ...

05 Aug 2025 at 13:04

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