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Gunmen kidnap ‘hundreds’ of boys from school in Nigeria, shooting one student dead during raid Armed men raided the Government Science College in Kagara, Niger state ‘Bandits’ wearing military uniforms seized the children and overwhelmed guards It comes two months after 300 boys were kidnapped from another school Nigeria’s north is fighting insurrection led by Islamist … Read more
The moment Karen Matthew’s mask slipped: Video reveals instant police officer KNEW Shannon’s blubbing mother was involved in her daughter’s kidnap during ‘strange’ interview Shannon Matthews was nine when her mother planned her kidnap in 2008 Detective Inspector Chris Walker said he found Karen Matthews’s interview odd She was convinced that Shannon was warm and … Read more
Man is charged with string of kidnap and assault offences after women and teenage girls across Gloucestershire were attacked by a hammer-wielding van driver – but police REFUSE to reveal suspect’s identity Attacks have seen women hit with a hammer and grabbed by their neck by driver A suspect has been charged with two counts … Read more
A company bugged Julian Assange in the toilet at the Ecuadorian embassy at the request of ‘friends in America’, who plotted to kidnap or poison the WikiLeaks founder, his extradition hearing was told today. A series of extraordinary claims were made by a witness at the Old Bailey about instructions they say they were given … Read more
A schoolboy, 14, was approached by two men as he walked home from school last week in what could be the latest in a spate of attempted kidnappings, police revealed today. Seven chilling incidents have taken place in the Arboretum area of Worchester since September 10 – with victims describing being told to ‘come’ by … Read more
A schoolboy, 14, was approached by two men as he walked home from school last week in what could be the latest in a spate of attempted kidnappings, police revealed today. Seven chilling incidents have taken place in the Arboretum area of Worchester since September 10 – with victims describing being told to ‘come’ by … Read more
Baby kidnap gang ‘tries to grab one-year-old girl from her pram in front of horrified elder sister’ in TK Maxx Elder sister says gang began following her while she was shopping in TK Maxx Woman claims they ‘tried to rip’ her baby sister out of the pram during the ordeal Cheshire Police have urged anyone … Read more
Lloyds pharmacist ‘who told 35-year-old female assistant four men in a van would KIDNAP her if she didn’t go on a date with his SEVEN-year-old son’ is deemed fit to practise by inquiry Yaw Akuoko-Frempong allegedly told woman a ‘black van’ would ‘take her away’ He denied the allegations during a practise committee hearing held in … Read more
Sitting on the sofa to watch TV one night in her New Zealand home, Abbie Sundgren was transfixed by a drama about the kidnap of a newborn baby. Within seconds of the programme starting, the 25-year-old realised that the plot was the story of the first 17 days of her own life. Not surprisingly, she binge-watched … Read more
It troubles me that this story contains sorrow, when so many need the opposite of that at this time. I can only hope that my words serve as a momentary distraction or maybe even some comfort that one can come out of darkness. We are in troubling times, where we’ve not seen such national and … Read more