Six men jailed for 'vile' kidnap

Published : 12 Oct 2009 15:47:46

Six members of a gang that kidnapped two men - one of them a friend of the singer Lily Allen - have been jailed for up to 12 years each.The hostages, aged 18 and 25, were pistol-whipped, made to watch torture DVDs and told they would be shot if relatives did not pay a £90,000 ransom. Three gang members admitted their roles and three others were found guilty at London's Southwark Crown Court. Lily Allen publicly thanked Met police shortly after the pair were freed. Joseph Hadji, 27, of Quee.... read more