A Manchester UK court sentenced seven persons to a 76 -year prison for kidnapping, attacking and £ 100,000 in cryptocurrency from a single victim.
Criminals, who carried out a series of violent works against a Manchester resident, were sentenced to separate jail for their frequent crimes.
According to Warington Guardian, gang began Targeting the victim in January 2023. In the first incident, one in seven Scott Armstrong threatened the victim at his home and successfully increased an unknown amount of cryptocurrency.
A month later, another member, David Powe, arrived equipped with a weapon and demanded more digital assets. The victim complied, who was expecting to finish the examination, but the attacks continued.
Over time, the crime raised to the abduction and torture due to intimidation. In one example, two persons, Gary Edwards and Kane Godif, kidnapped the victim, rushed her to a separate place, tied her, and threatened to kill her if she did not surrender to much cryptocurrency.
The situation reached its peak on November 30, 2023, when Edwards re -kidnapped the victim and created more danger on his life. This time, an anonymous collar, the possibility of a witness, was dropped from the police on 2 December.
On arrival, police said that a carl Johnson tried to escape from the scene. Law enforcement found the victim restrained with several burn marks and injuries with several weapons. Police also found a gun, live round, ropes, matches and knives in the campus. “Can you take me with you?” The victim allegedly told the police when he was rescued.
Criminals stole a total of £ 100,000 ($ 124,000) in Cryptocurrency. However, it is not clear which specific digital assets were taken or whether the attackers tried to loot funds to hide their crimes.
