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Neve Brissenden

Bail eased for MacGill's alleged kidnapper

Stuart MacGill's brother-in-law will be allowed to leave home without supervision while on bail. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The brother-in-law and alleged kidnapper of former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill will be allowed to leave home without supervision while on bail.

Marino Sotiropoulos is facing kidnapping charges after the 50-year-old retired spin bowler was allegedly forced into a car, taken to a remote location, beaten and then dumped in Sydney's west in April 2021.

Sotiropoulos's lawyer on Tuesday made a successful bid for him to leave home alone for six hours a day.

Previously, the 48-year-old was only able to leave accompanied by his parents.

MacGill's brother-in-law has declining mental health and is keen to find employment, the NSW District Court was told.

Sotiropoulos will now have to report to police once a day, continue to abstain from drinking and not cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

He is also not allowed to contact any of the five other men allegedly involved in the kidnapping.

MacGill played 44 Test matches for Australia between 1998 and 2008.

The spin bowler sustained minor injuries in the incident but did not require medical treatment.

Sotiropoulos also faces a count of supplying a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug.

A trial date has not been set.

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