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Accused 'accomplice' kidnapper denied bail

A Victorian man charged after a Sydney man was allegedly kidnapped over his relationship with a woman has been denied bail because he was likely to skip court.

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Grammy winner accused of assault, kidnapping fatally shot

Authorities say a Grammy-winning sound engineer accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint in Tennessee has been fatally shot by police

The Independent UK

Bay Area residents charged with traveling to Miami, kidnapping and holding family hostage for $100,000 ransom

Federal prosecutors in Miami, Florida have secured an indictment against six people, including two Bay Area residents, on charges of kidnapping two children and two adults and attempting to collect $100,000 ransom for them, court records show.

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Ukraine is 'world's biggest crime scene' with Russian troops in 58,000 war atrocities

Investigators have accused Russia of committing more than 58,000 war crimes in Ukraine, including murders, sex attacks, kidnappings and bombings since beginning of invasion

Daily Mirror

Israeli army charges two soldiers for revenge attack on Palestinians

Israel's military said on Thursday it filed "severe indictments" against two soldiers who threw an improvised explosive at a Palestinian house in the occupied West Bank in retaliation for the kidnapping of the body of an Israeli teenager last month.

Reuters

Wrestler wanted in rape, kidnapping and POCSO case arrested in Delhi: Police

NEW DELHI: A 38-year-old national level wrestler, who was wanted in a rape, kidnapping and POCSO Act case, has been arrested from the national capital Delhi, police said on Thursday.

The Times of India

Man arrested for abducting 13-year-old boy he met on gaming platform Roblox, police say

Aaron Zeman, 26, has been charged with kidnapping and resisting arrest.

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US militia member sentenced to 19 years in kidnapping plot

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr for his involvement in a plot to kidnap the Michigan governor.

Al Jazeera

Second ringleader in Whitmer kidnapping plot sentenced, gets more than 19 years in prison

Barry Croft Jr., 47, had faced a possible life sentence over the plot.

Axios

Ringleader in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot sentenced to 16 years in prison

He was convicted in August of conspiring to abduct the governor in 2020.

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Ringleader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor sentenced to 16 years in prison

The leader of a foiled plot by members of right-wing militia groups to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday in a U.S. District Court, prosecutors said.

Reuters

Man arrested for kidnapping, sexually assaulting 4-year-old girl in Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy area

NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old man was arrested by police in north Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy area for the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a four-year-old girl on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Sentence next for 'driving force' behind Whitmer kidnap plot

Was he a rebel who wanted to inspire a revolution by kidnapping Michigan’s governor

The Independent UK

James Milner thought he was going to get kidnapped at 2014 World Cup in Brazil

James Milner has revealed how he was involved in a kidnapping plot while on duty for England at the World Cup in Brazil with ex-Everton defender Phil Jagielka also involved

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Former Argentina policeman gets 15 years in jail for Dirty War-era crimes

An Argentine court has sentenced a former police officer extradited from France to 15 years in jail for the kidnapping and disappearance of a young man during the country's so-called Dirty War some four decades ago, a court clerk said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Fayetteville police hunt man wanted for kidnapping of one-year-old

Tennessee man wanted for especially aggravated kidnapping remains at large after child found safe following amber alert

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A judge had warned that the Club Q mass shooting suspect posed a potential threat

A judge dismissed a kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter even though she had raised concerns about the defendant stockpiling weapons and explosives and planning a shootout.

Wales Online

Woman paralysed in botched kidnapping may soon be able to return home

Angel Lynn was 19 when Chay Bowskill seriously injured her after an argument when he threw her into a van

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The Independent UK

In 2021, judge warned of gay bar attacker's shootout plans

A judge who dismissed a 2021 kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter warned last year the defendant was planning a shootout and needed mental health treatment or ”it’s going to be so bad.”

Leeds Live

Emmerdale fans predict kidnapping twist as ‘dodgy’ new character is ‘connected to Jamie Tate’

Emmerdale have introduced new character Nicky to the village

The Independent UK

Michigan man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting and trafficking pregnant woman held captive for three weeks

Michael Barajas reportedly threatened to bite the woman with his filed-down teeth

Tribune News Service

Three men sentenced in Whitmer kidnapping plot

JACKSON, Mich. — Three men were sentenced Thursday to serve a minimum of seven to 12 years in prison for providing material aid to terrorists and being members of a gang in connection with the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Reuters

Israeli who kidnapped grandson after Italy cable car crash settles case

An Italian judge on Thursday accepted a plea bargain by an Israeli man accused of kidnapping his grandson who was orphaned after a cable car disaster in northern Italy in May last year, closing the drawn-out case.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Hostage-trading rarely ends well for US administrations, but it's a sad fact of life

The kidnapping sprees that made international travel perilous for Americans back in the 1980s and 1990s have returned in force. Only this time, other governments are joining in taking American civilians prisoner on trumped-up charges and effectively holding them hostage for use in trades with Washington. This rarely ends well…

Reuters

Migrants tell of mass kidnappings in Mexico before crossing into the U.S.

Many of the hundreds of migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez into El Paso this week were part of a group kidnapped in Mexico as they made their way to the United States, according to nine migrants interviewed by Reuters.

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