The Latest Breaking News from Kidnapping

Christopher Hughes was brutally murdered by a group of eight men on February 18 last year after the vigilante gang abducted him and tortured him to death

Vigilantes bundled dad into the boot of an Audi before dumping his body on a country road

A woman is released on bail after earlier facing court over the alleged abduction of her five-year-old grandson in Darwin's northern suburbs.

Guled Aidid is still wanted by Avon and Somerset Police after being sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail during a trial which was held in his absence

Hialeah, Florida, police officers Rafael Quinones Otano and Lorenzo Rafael Orfila have been fired and charged with armed kidnapping and battery. Orfila has also been charged with official misconduct. Prosecutors said that after a shopkeeper called police to complain about a homeless man bothering people, the two drove that vagrant…

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Senior Gardai have admitted that it is unlikely the case will ever be solved

Ms Fletcher was abducted and killed in September

The work of Homeland Security Investigations in Arizona, dubbed Operation Swipe Left, led to Norris “Nick” Stauffer. It also resulted in criminal charges against more than a dozen people elsewhere — including at least two with political ties — amid allegations of livestreamed abuse, kidnapping…