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Daughter of pensioner whose beloved dog was snatched says he’s in ‘dark place’ experiencing PTSD

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The daughter of a retired man whose beloved dog was stolen in a violent mugging says her father is in a ‘dark place’ and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  Mike Jasper, 66, was walking his dog Ted, a Sprocker Spaniel, in South London in December after visiting his allotment when he was brutally attacked … Read more

Baby is snatched from a mother’s arms and kidnapped by two men in Guatemala

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Terrifying moment baby is snatched from a mother’s arms and kidnapped by two men in Guatemala before the child is found alive abandoned at a disused railway A baby was snatched from its mothers arms in a city in Guatemala on Wednesday Shocking CCTV footage shows baby was abducted by two men on a motorbike The … Read more

Brave father takes a beating to save his young son from being snatched

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A father heroically protected his two-year-old son from being snatched by a conspiracy theorist in a violent drug-induced psychosis. Michael Paul Rawson, 41, had just stepped out of a taxi from a police station on bail for drug charges as the boy and his father were walking their dog. As the dad helped his son … Read more

Belarus opposition politician snatched by masked men as Lukashenko’s ruthless crackdown continues

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Belarus opposition politician Maxim Znak has been snatched from his office by masked men wearing plain clothes, his allies have claimed. The former lawyer, 39, was one of the last remaining members of the country’s opposition Coordination Council still at large as President Alexander Lukashenko’s crackdown continues. It comes after claims that opposition leader Maria … Read more

Remains of boy, 14, have been found inside a crocodile after he was snatched off a river bank

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The remains of a 14-year-old boy have been found inside a crocodile six days after the 4.5metre reptile snatched him off a river bank in Malaysia Ricky Ganya, 14, was attacked by the reptile in Tanjung Manis, Malaysia The boy’s aunt witnessed him being dragged into the water by the animal Items of clothing and … Read more

Macaques snatched from their mothers, chained and forced to harvest up to 1,000 coconuts a day

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Kulap is a pig-tailed macaque who should be living in a huge, matriarchal family, chattering in the trees of the lush rainforests of Southern Thailand. He is intelligent and sociable, able to communicate thoughts and feelings — perhaps to his siblings and devoted mother, who should have been by his side for years, protecting and … Read more

Woman who was snatched as a baby realises TV drama is about her own kidnap ordeal

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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