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Daily Mirror
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Abigail O'Leary

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

A kidnapping gang who forced two men into a van, beat them with bats and threaten to cut off their fingers and ears have been jailed for a total of over 44 years.

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.

One victim jumped out of the van to escape whilst the second was subjected to an ordeal lasting over three hours.

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