Reported 8 months ago
A kidnapping incident occurred in Sanxia, New Taipei City on June 25, 2024, where a married couple targeted a friend of a debtor, detained and abused him in a hotel, even live streaming the ordeal to extort a ransom of 500,000. Worried about being tracked by the police through mobile positioning, the culprits switched hotels three times in an attempt to evade capture. The police finally apprehended the suspects in a parking lot ambush. The victim was lured to a karaoke gathering under false pretenses and subsequently assaulted. The suspects confessed that the kidnapping was to force the actual debtor to settle the debt. One accomplice is still at large.
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