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| Two men charged over alleged Sydney kidnapping which left one victim with severed finger | Two men charged over alleged Sydney kidnapping which left one victim with severed finger |
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| The men have been charged with kidnapping offences after a couple was allegedly abducted in the Sydney suburb of Fairfield | The men have been charged with kidnapping offences after a couple was allegedly abducted in the Sydney suburb of Fairfield |
| Two men have been charged over the alleged kidnapping of a man and a woman in Sydney’s south-west, which police say left one of the victims with a severed finger. | Two men have been charged over the alleged kidnapping of a man and a woman in Sydney’s south-west, which police say left one of the victims with a severed finger. |
| The alleged victims, a 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, were walking towards a car park at Fairfield in Sydney’s south-west on 18 January when they were grabbed by two men wearing balaclavas, New South Wales police said. | The alleged victims, a 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, were walking towards a car park at Fairfield in Sydney’s south-west on 18 January when they were grabbed by two men wearing balaclavas, New South Wales police said. |
| They were allegedly forced into a vehicle, held hostage and tortured for two days before managing to escape from a location at Swan Bay, about 25km north-east of Raymond Terrace, before calling a family member who contacted police. | They were allegedly forced into a vehicle, held hostage and tortured for two days before managing to escape from a location at Swan Bay, about 25km north-east of Raymond Terrace, before calling a family member who contacted police. |
| “The man’s finger was severed during the incident,” police said on Monday. | “The man’s finger was severed during the incident,” police said on Monday. |
| Earlier this month officers from strike force bultje raided two homes in Smithfield and Cartwright, arresting two men, 24 and 25. | Earlier this month officers from strike force bultje raided two homes in Smithfield and Cartwright, arresting two men, 24 and 25. |
| They have since been charged with a string of kidnapping offences including detaining the couple against their will and participating in a criminal group. | They have since been charged with a string of kidnapping offences including detaining the couple against their will and participating in a criminal group. |
| The older man was also charged with one count of damaging property by fire for a separate incident, where a molotov cocktail was allegedly thrown at a home in Bossley Park on 22 January. | The older man was also charged with one count of damaging property by fire for a separate incident, where a molotov cocktail was allegedly thrown at a home in Bossley Park on 22 January. |
| The charges come amid a spate of recent violent kidnappings across Sydney that police said are linked to organised crime gangs using victims to extort money. | The charges come amid a spate of recent violent kidnappings across Sydney that police said are linked to organised crime gangs using victims to extort money. |
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| Both men appeared at Fairfield local court earlier this month, where they were formally refused bail to reappear before Parramatta local court on 1 May. | Both men appeared at Fairfield local court earlier this month, where they were formally refused bail to reappear before Parramatta local court on 1 May. |