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A builder and his son who kidnapped a woman and her two-year-old daughter and held them hostage because of a dispute over an unpaid bill have been jailed.A builder and his son who kidnapped a woman and her two-year-old daughter and held them hostage because of a dispute over an unpaid bill have been jailed.
Anthony Scaife and his son Matthew tied up the pair in a workshop in North Yorkshire and demanded £20,000 from the woman's husband for their safe return. Anthony Scaife and his son Matthew tied up the pair in a workshop in North Yorkshire and told her husband they would be killed unless he paid £20,000.
Mr Scaife, 53, was jailed for 12 years and his son, Matthew, 26, was jailed for 10 years at Bradford Crown Court.Mr Scaife, 53, was jailed for 12 years and his son, Matthew, 26, was jailed for 10 years at Bradford Crown Court.
They were jailed after pleading guilty to conspiracy to kidnap last month.They were jailed after pleading guilty to conspiracy to kidnap last month.
The victim told BBC News the ordeal had changed the family's life forever. The court was told Anthony Scaife, of Main Street, Long Preston, Settle, had been involved in a long dispute with the woman's husband over building work at their Yorkshire Dales home, which had resulted in court action.
The court was told the men, both of Main Street, Long Preston, burst into the family home in Skipton in the early hours of 21 May wearing balaclavas, goggles and boiler suits and were armed with shotguns, a knife and handgun. He and Matthew Scaife, of Thornton Road, Bradford, burst into the man's home in Skipton in the early hours of 21 May wearing balaclavas, goggles and boiler suits and armed with shotguns, a knife and handgun.
To bound and gag the father, kidnap the wife and two-year-old daughter while making a threatening demand for money, is nothing short of sinister Det Supt Alan CareyTo bound and gag the father, kidnap the wife and two-year-old daughter while making a threatening demand for money, is nothing short of sinister Det Supt Alan Carey
The 38-year-old woman and her husband both had their wrists and ankles bound using cable ties and their eyes were covered with tape. The 38-year-old woman and her husband, who cannot be named for legal reasons, both had their wrists and ankles bound using cable ties and their eyes were covered with tape.
The woman and her two-year-old daughter were then driven to an isolated workshop near Long Preston, Settle, and held captive for nearly 24 hours before they were released. Their two elderly children were left sleeping while the woman and her daughter were taken from their home, driven to an isolated workshop near Long Preston and held captive for nearly 24 hours before they were released unhurt.
The court was told they were made to sit with a quilt over their heads . The court was told during their ordeal the woman and her daughter were made to sit with a quilt over their heads and the woman was made to wear latex gloves to make sure no evidence was left.
The couple told police their kidnappers used fake Irish accents and called each other Paddy and Murphy. The couple told police the kidnappers used fake Irish accents and called each other Paddy and Murphy.
Judge Alistair McCallum said the husband "thought his family was being attacked by something like IRA terrorists".Judge Alistair McCallum said the husband "thought his family was being attacked by something like IRA terrorists".
The victims were held hostage for 24 hours The victims were held hostage for 24 hours in this workshop
Speaking to BBC's Look North, the woman said: "My life and my husband's life have changed forever. Sentencing the pair he said: "(The husband) was trussed up knowing his wife and child were in mortal danger."
"You should be able to feel safe in your own home but we can no longer feel safe in our own home. It's like walking through treacle everyday. He added: "Your whole demeanour and approach in the house must have terrified them."
"The children have all needed counselling. I'm angry beyond words." In a statement, the family said: "Today Anthony and Matthew Scaife begin the long years of imprisonment that their wicked and predatory crimes deserve.
Det Supt Alan Carey said: "This case was truly terrifying for the innocent family who were targeted by Anthony and Matthew Scaife. "Nothing can repair the damage that these evil criminals have done to our family. Their greed for money stopped at nothing.
"They targeted and terrorised a family with three young children, then kidnapped a mother and her baby daughter at gunpoint and then threatened to kill them if their demands were not met."
Det Supt Alan Carey, of North Yorkshire Police, said: "This case was truly terrifying for the innocent family who were targeted by Anthony and Matthew Scaife.
"To have masked men burst into your home in the middle of the night is a nightmare scenario in itself."To have masked men burst into your home in the middle of the night is a nightmare scenario in itself.
"But to bound and gag the father, kidnap the wife and two-year-old daughter while making a threatening demand for money, is nothing short of sinister.""But to bound and gag the father, kidnap the wife and two-year-old daughter while making a threatening demand for money, is nothing short of sinister."