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2nd teen charged in kidnapping migrants in Houston

Authorities say a second teenager has been charged with kidnapping several migrants and allegedly holding them captive for several days at a Houston hotel before they were rescued by FBI agents during a confrontation that ended with the fatal shooting of another suspect

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Defendant charged with kidnapping mother, child testifies

The 45-year-old man on trial for kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son in early 2019 acknowledged in court that he stole two vehicles

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Two charged over Sydney kidnapping and severed finger

Two men have been charged over the kidnapping of a man and a woman in Sydney's southwest, which left one of the victims with a severed finger.

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Two men charged over Sydney kidnapping and severed finger

Two men will face court accused of a harrowing kidnapping which left a Sydney man with a severed finger. The victims — a 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old

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Crime gangs blamed for spate of brutal kidnappings

A series of violent alleged kidnappings have rocked NSW this year with criminal groups attempting to extort cash and cryptocurrency in brutal fashion.

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Two charged over alleged Port Stephens kidnapping: man's finger was severed

Two people wearing balaclavas grabbed the man and a woman and forced them into a vehicle.

Newcastle Herald

Two men charged after man and woman escape alleged kidnapping in Western Sydney

The man and woman in their 20s were allegedly forced into a vehicle in broad daylight and held against their will. Police say they believe the alleged kidnappers falsely believed they had large sums of cryptocurrency.

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Ex-MP Atiq Ahmed, brother shot dead on live TV in India

Former lawmaker convicted of kidnapping was shot dead with his brother in an attack in Uttar Pradesh state.

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A former Indian politician and his brother were shot dead live on TV

A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India.

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Former Indian lawmaker and brother shot dead on live TV

A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India, officials said Sunday.

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Former Indian lawmaker, his brother fatally shot live on TV

A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges has been fatally shot along with his brother in a dramatic attack caught live on TV in northern India

The Independent UK

Two ‘predators’ guilty of kidnapping women at Vauxhall nightclub

Two men have been convicted of kidnapping two women at a nightclub in Vauxhall.

Evening Standard

Shannon O'Neil: Mexico’s carnage has no military solution

The recent kidnapping of four and murder of two U.S. citizens in the border city of Matamoros is just one of the latest grisly reminders to Americans of Mexico’s inability to provide basic safety, whether for its beleaguered citizens or visitors from across the border. U.S. legislators like Senator Lindsey…

Tribune News Service

Govt employee granted bail after alleged kidnap plot

A NSW government agency employee has been granted bail after her arrest for allegedly helping six men commit a violent kidnapping in Sydney's west.

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Former Service NSW employee granted bail over alleged involvement in Sydney kidnapping

Police allege the 21-year-old accessed addresses and driver's licences through her government job before passing it on to members of a criminal syndicate.

AAP

Govt agency worker charged with role in gruesome kidnap

A NSW government agency employee has been charged over a violent kidnapping in Sydney involving what police describe as an "extreme" level of violence.

The Independent UK

Man charged with kidnapping mother and child goes on trial

A federal court trial is underway in Vermont for a man charged with kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son in early 2019

Reuters

Gunmen kidnap 80, including children, in northwest Nigeria

Gunmen abducted at least 80 people, mostly women and children, in Nigeria's Zamfara state, a hotspot for kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs targeting remote villages, residents said on Saturday.

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

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

Evening Standard

Platypus ‘abducted from the wild and boarded onto Brisbane train’

Two people are being hunted by police on suspicion of kidnapping a wild platypus and boarding it on a Brisbane train.

The Independent UK

Murder Mystery 2 viewers flag ‘hilarious’ problem with the title of new Netflix movie

No 1 film sees Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston reprise their roles from 2019’s ‘Murder Mystery’

The Independent UK

Murder Mystery 2 viewers point out ‘hilarious’ issue with the title of new Netflix movie

No 1 film sees Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston reprise their roles from 2019’s ‘Murder Mystery’

Al Jazeera

Gunmen in Nigeria seize eight students in latest abduction

Random kidnappings of students have become common in parts of northern Nigeria in the last decade.

Reuters

Haiti rights group records three-fold rise in kidnappings for early 2023

At least 389 kidnappings were registered in Haiti in the first three months of this year, rights group CARDH said on Tuesday, marking a three-fold increase from the last quarter of 2022 as gangs look to recoup losses from international sanctions.

ABC News

Terence Kelly sentenced over abduction of Cleo Smith near Carnarvon in WA's outback

Terence Kelly is sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison for kidnapping four-year-old Cleo Smith near Carnarvon in Western Australia's outback and holding her captive for 18 days.

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