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Twisted torturers poured boiling water on man's genitals and made him swallow 'rat poison' in horror kidnapping

Llewllyn Campbell kidnapped his victim before enlisting the help of another man to torture him

Manchester Evening News

US Judge: Lebanon Can’t Intervene in Fakhoury’s Suit, Can’t Be Sued

A judge on Monday denied a family’s attempt to sue Lebanon on allegations that the country’s security agency kidnapped and tortured their family member before he died in the US, and that the agency could not intervene in the case. Amer Fakhoury, a Lebanese American man, died in the United…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Judge: Family can't sue Lebanon over dead man's captivity

A judge has denied a family’s attempt to sue Lebanon on allegations that the country’s security agency kidnapped and tortured their family member before he died in the U.S. The family’s lawsuit filed last year against Iran says Amer Fakhoury developed lymphoma and other serious medical issues while imprisoned during…

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10 years after Austin Tice vanished in Syria, his family continues its fight for him

American journalist Austin Tice is believed to have been kidnapped in a suburb of Damascus, Syria, in 2012. His mother says he's being held with a "government-related entity" in Syria.

WEKU

3 girls kidnapped, raped in Delhi; police told to submit action taken report by Aug 14

NEW DELHI: Three girls were allegedly kidnapped and raped after giving them beverages laced with sedatives in Rohini in Delhi, police said on Thursday.

The Times of India

Thai director Danny says Myanmar abduction rumours untrue

A film director was repatriated from Myanmar on Tuesday morning after his family claimed that he had been kidnapped for ransom by the United Wa State Army (UWSA) since Jan 4. However, Myanmar authorities insisted that he had entered the UWSA's territory of his own free will.

Bangkok Post

Govt 'ready' to repatriate Ramai from Myanmar

The government is ready to repatriate film director and renowned fight choreographer Ramai "Danny" Moriphan, who was kidnapped in Myanmar over his alleged links to a drug trafficking syndicate, assistant national police chief Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

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Search called off for remains of murdered Glasgow businesswoman Lynda Spence by police

Forensic teams spent months scouring a remote area near Dunoon in the hope of finding Lynda's remains. The 27-year-old was tortured and killed in 2011 after being kidnapped from a Glasgow street.

Glasgow Live

Police call off search for body of murdered Scots financial adviser Lynda Spence

The 27-year-old financial adviser was tortured and killed in 2011 after being kidnapped from a street in Broomhill, Glasgow.

Daily Record

Friday essay: a slave state - how blackbirding in colonial Australia created a legacy of racism

In July 2021, Jack Dempsey, the mayor of Bundaberg, delivered an official apology for Northern Queensland’s past reliance on the indentured labour of Pacific Islanders, many of whom were kidnapped (or “blackbirded”) and forced to work on the state’s cane plantations. “To say sorry,” explained Dempsey, “is a start in…

The Conversation

Thane: 13-year-old boy kidnapped, killed by smoking partners

MUMBAI: Two unemployed youths have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 13-year-old boy from Mira Road on the pretext of going for a smoke, murdering him, dumping his body near a bridge on the highway at Waliv and later demanding a Rs 35 lakh ransom from his mother, who works…

The Times of India

'Credit issues' in MacGill's kidnap claim

Former Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill may have lied about being attacked and kidnapped during a drug transaction a judge was told he helped organise.

AAP

Adam Smith: Separating the myth from fact - and why his Scots university beat Oxford

AS a toddler, Adam Smith, was apparently kidnapped by gypsies and needed a horseback rescue from Fife’s deep woods by his uncle with a posse of…

The National (Scotland)

Abduction, robbery alleged

According to the police, Padmakumari of Edacode was purportedly kidnapped while she was walking near Manaluvila junction

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Bihar man alleges wife and daughter kidnapped and being forced to convert; police deny

BEGUSARAI: A resident of Bihar's Begusarai district has accused his neighbours, belonging to another religious community, of kidnapping his wife and married daughter and, after exploiting them sexually, putting pressure on them to convert, a claim debunked by the police.

Daily Mirror

Man who kidnapped woman and kept her in a coffin admits killing teen in chilling tapes

Disturbed Michael Sams admitted killing teenager July Dart in 1991, in the unearthed tapes that will be aired on TV later this month despite previously denying the crime

The Times of India

Pune: Woman says girl child desire drove her to kidnap 4-year-old

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Monday arrested the sister and two nieces of the woman, who had allegedly kidnapped a four-year-old girl from Chikhali on Saturday. The woman’s 12-year-old son has also been detained.

Manchester Evening News

ITV Coronation Street fans puzzled by Kelly's appearance as she returns home after kidnap horror

Gary Windass came to Kelly's rescue after she was kidnapped by her dad's former clients

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Student kidnapped over financial row rescued within 4 hours; 4 held in Karnataka

BENGALURU: Acting swiftly, Yelahanka police on Monday rescued an abducted college student in less than four hours of the kidnapping. Four people, including a tur dal mill owner, were arrested.

Reuters

Kidnapped Nigerian Catholic priest found dead, another escapes

A Nigerian Catholic priest abducted last week was found murdered on Tuesday while his colleague managed to escaped from his captors in the northern state of Kaduna, the local diocese said.

Daily Mirror

Corrie fans point out Gary's obvious error as he hunts for Kelly's kidnapper

Coronation Street fans have pointed out an obvious blunder made by Gary Windass as he and Maria Connor tried to rescue Kelly Neelan after she was kidnapped

Evening Standard

‘Predator’ kidnapped and sexually assaulted injured woman after offering help

Sharif Abbas has been jailed for four years for preying on woman hurt in Tube station

Daily Mirror

Man kidnapped and held for £30,000 ransom after hiring two sex workers while on holiday

Rio de Janeiro authorities are still searching for two further men linked to the kidnapping, including one individual who was spotted in the lobby of the holiday rental in Brazil

Reuters

Kidnapped Pakistan army officer found shot dead

A senior Pakistani army officer and his friend were found shot dead on Thursday, two days after militants kidnapped them in the restive southwest province of Balochistan, security officials said.

The Independent UK

TikToker claims Austin police victim-blamed her when she told them about attempted kidnapping

‘No one asked me if I wanted to file a police report,’ Ashley Korbassi said, after she claims she told the Austin Police Department about allegedly being kidnapped at gunpoint

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