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UK · 45 mins ago
Gang who tortured man in shipping container for dating sister jailed for 30 years
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Four men have been jailed for almost 30 years for kidnapping 21-year-old because he was dating the 17-year-old sister of two of the gang. The victim was bundled into the boot of a black Audi A4 outside his home on December 29 in Telford, Shropshire, and driven off with his legs still hanging from the boot. He was then held captive in a shipping container – chosen because it was ‘isolated, secure, out of public view and capable of being controlled’ – where he was tied to a chair and tortured. Judge Trevor Meegan told Shrewsbury Crown Court the kidnap was driven by ‘perceived family honour’ and showed a large amount of planning. He said: ‘He was degraded and filmed, threatened with
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