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| The father of a three-year-old girl kidnapped at gunpoint in Nigeria has died a month after his daughter's ordeal, the Foreign Office has said. | The father of a three-year-old girl kidnapped at gunpoint in Nigeria has died a month after his daughter's ordeal, the Foreign Office has said. |
| The family of County Durham-born Michael Hill, 60, said they believed the heart attack had been triggered by the stress of the abduction. | The family of County Durham-born Michael Hill, 60, said they believed the heart attack had been triggered by the stress of the abduction. |
| His daughter Margaret was taken hostage by militants as she went to school in July, but was returned days later. | |
| Mr Hill had offered to hand himself over in exchange for Margaret. | Mr Hill had offered to hand himself over in exchange for Margaret. |
| The Foreign Office confirmed he had died at home in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on 8 August as a result of a medical condition. | |
| We all can't help but think it was that terrible ordeal which has triggered his death Catherine Duffy | |
| Oil worker Mr Hill had moved to Nigeria a decade earlier. | |
| He was operations director for the US oil company Lone Star and ran a karaoke bar with his third wife, Oluchi, also known as Tina. | |
| His funeral is expected to take place in Port Harcourt. | |
| Mr Hill had planned to return to Murton, County Durham, for a family reunion. | |
| His sister, Catherine Duffy, of Murton, told the Northern Echo newspaper: "We all can't help but think it was that terrible ordeal which has triggered his death." | |
| She added she had spoken to Oluchi, who agreed. | |
| Mrs Duffy said: "She is very low and she confirmed to us that his death certificate stated he had died of a heart attack." | |
| Mrs Duffy said she hoped to arrange a memorial service in County Durham. |