was apparently held captive in an apartment for eight days
An Italian judge has confirmed the arrest of four people for the alleged kidnap of a 25-year-old British man
Patrick Sam Kourosh Demilecamps, from London, had been on holiday in Italy when he was allegedly kidnapped and held captive for eight days in an apartment in Monte San Giusto, a small town in the central Marche region. He was freed by police on Wednesday after they traced him via the location tracker on his mobile phone.
Rubens Beliga Gnana, 18, Ahmed Rajraji, 21, Dona Conte, 22, and Aurora Carpani, 20, were arrested on charges of kidnapping for the purpose of extortion. The four live between Monte San Giusto and the nearby town of Montegranaro.
a lieutenant colonel at the Macerata unit of Italy’s ROS carabinieri special operations group
said on Friday police were still working to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the alleged kidnap and how Demilecamps came into contact with the group
One of the suspects reportedly told the judge on Friday that Demilecamps owed the group €7,000 (£5,900) and that the kidnap was staged in order to convince his family to send the money
Police found the man handcuffed and barefooted in a darkened room with furniture pushed against the wall
Police said he had been fed sporadically and was “psychologically tested” by the ordeal
Demilecamps’ alleged captors allowed him to contact his parents in the UK to ask them to send the €7,000 to secure his release
and via a coded text message his parents understood he was being held against his will
The man’s father contacted the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK
which in turn raised the alert with the Italian police
The man told police he had been in Italy since early June after travelling there to escape the UK after the coronavirus lockdown
Over the past few months he had visited several cities including Naples
At the time of the kidnap the man was with a friend
who managed to escape and inform relatives in the UK
said the town of 8,000 residents was “dumbfounded” by news of the alleged kidnap
“We only ever hear about kidnappings on the TV,” Gentili told the Italian press
“We are a small town and so such an event for us is even more striking
We are very sorry to end up under the spotlight for a story like this.”
25-year-old tourist was found handcuffed in an apartment after parents raised alarm with National Crime Agency
Italian police have freed a 25-year-old British man who was found barefooted and handcuffed in the room of an apartment where he had been held hostage for eight days
The man from London, whose name has not yet been released, had been on holiday in Italy when he was allegedly kidnapped by a group of four people and held captive in Monte San Giusto
a town in Macerata province in the central Marche region
His alleged captors allowed him to call his parents in the UK to ask them to send him €7,000
and via a coded message his parents understood that he was being held against his will
The man’s father contacted the National Crime Agency (NCA)
a lieutenant colonel at the Macerata unit of Italy’s Ros Carabinieri special operations group
said the man was located and set free on Wednesday
Three men and a woman were arrested over the alleged kidnap
“He had been kept in the dark room of an apartment
We are still working to shed light on the case,” said Mengasini
Police said he had been “psychologically tested” by the ordeal
an operations manager for the NCA’s anti-kidnap and extortion unit (AKEU)
said: “We have been working closely with the Italian authorities since the kidnap of a British man was reported
“NCA officers in Italy and specialists from AKEU
have been providing close support to the carabinieri police as part of its ongoing investigation
We are pleased that this incident has been resolved successfully.”
The man told police he had been in Italy since early June after travelling to the country to escape the UK after the coronavirus lockdown
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