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Latest news: Kidnapping

Fifty students escape captivity in Nigeria

Fifty students escape captivity in Nigeria

Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped and are now with their families.

More than 300 Nigerian children abducted from school

More than 300 Nigerian children abducted from school

More than 300 Nigerian children abducted from school

More than 300 Nigerian children abducted from school

More than 300 children were abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria, dozens more students than initial tallies suggested.

Case binned for parents over arranged marriage 'kidnap'

Case binned for parents over arranged marriage 'kidnap'

Case binned for parents over arranged marriage 'kidnap'

Case binned for parents over arranged marriage 'kidnap'

A mum and dad accused of detaining and attacking their daughter after she refused to marry a cousin have had criminal charges against them dropped in court.

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‘Immature’ superyacht worker avoids jail for kidnapping

‘Immature’ superyacht worker avoids jail for kidnapping

A superyacht worker who abducted his ex-girlfriend in an “extremely terrifying” ordeal has been handed a three-year intensive correction order.

Superyacht worker apologises for ex-girlfriend's kidnap

Superyacht worker apologises for ex-girlfriend's kidnap

A superyacht worker who kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and threatened her with a knife blade is fighting to avoid a prison term for his offending.

Gang's 'muscle for hire' charged with woman's murder

Gang's 'muscle for hire' charged with woman's murder

A man has been arrested for allegedly facilitating the shocking murder of a woman kidnapped from her suburban home in front of her traumatised children.

'Tragic death': two more nabbed in kidnap, murder case

'Tragic death': two more nabbed in kidnap, murder case

Police believe they have identified all the suspects involved in the alleged kidnapping and torture of a trio after charging two people with murder.

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Outback killer leaves victim's family without answers

Outback killer leaves victim's family without answers

Outback killer leaves victim's family without answers

Outback killer leaves victim's family without answers

Notorious outback killer Bradley Murdoch has died, renewing fears his victim's body will never be found after crimes that shocked the world almost 25 years ago.

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

A superyacht worker wore black latex gloves so he wouldn’t leave fingerprints when he abducted his former girlfriend after she broke up with him.

Man charged over alleged abduction of mother and baby

Man charged over alleged abduction of mother and baby

Man charged over alleged abduction of mother and baby

Man charged over alleged abduction of mother and baby

A man will face court after he was arrested and charged with the alleged kidnapping of a mother and her baby 10 months ago.

Kidnap accused caught after woman endures ransom ordeal

Kidnap accused caught after woman endures ransom ordeal

Kidnap accused caught after woman endures ransom ordeal

Kidnap accused caught after woman endures ransom ordeal

An accused kidnapper has been caught after allegedly taking a woman from a home and leaving a ransom note before sexually assaulting her.

Rights advocate committed to trial despite 'weak' case

Rights advocate committed to trial despite 'weak' case

Rights advocate committed to trial despite 'weak' case

Rights advocate committed to trial despite 'weak' case

A human rights advocate and two co-accused have been committed to stand trial over their alleged kidnapping and assault of a man in a park.

Man remains behind bars after murder, torture charges

Man remains behind bars after murder, torture charges

Man remains behind bars after murder, torture charges

Man remains behind bars after murder, torture charges

A man has been remanded in custody, accused of kidnapping, torturing and murdering a 52-year-old man in an extortion attempt.

'That's my daughter': woman jailed over abduction bid

'That's my daughter': woman jailed over abduction bid

'That's my daughter': woman jailed over abduction bid

'That's my daughter': woman jailed over abduction bid

A woman who accidentally killed her baby in a scalding hot bath has been warned to turn her life around after trying to abduct another child from a bus stop.

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No proof man linked to 734kg of coke addicted to drugs

A man allegedly busted with $1 billion of cocaine after police foiled his kidnapping has been denied bail after a judge rejected his claims of drug addiction.

Mum who killed baby tried to kidnap child decades later

A woman facing sentence for trying to abduct a nine-year-old girl downplayed her actions in killing her own daughter two decades ago, a court has been told.

Cleo Smith's abductor loses appeal against sentence

Cleo Smith's abductor Terence Kelly has failed to have his jail sentence reduced on appeal after he attempted to argue it was excessive and a judge had erred.

Hammer, axe allegedly used in kidnapping and torture

Police have arrested four men they say were involved in a violent kidnapping where two people were allegedly tortured and shot.

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Israel recovers bodies of six hostages held by Hamas

The bodies of six Israeli hostages have been found inside a tunnel in Gaza, including that of 23-year-old Israeli-American man Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

Man accused of abduction, rape, seeking $300k ransom

A man has been extradited from Victoria to NSW accused of arranging the abduction and sexual assault of a woman then threatening to release images of the crime.

Knifepoint abduction of mum and baby at shopping centre

The hunt is on for a man who randomly abducted a mother and baby at knifepoint from a shopping centre and forced them to drive him to electronic stores.

Prosecutors push for more jail for neo-Nazi leaders

Neo-Nazi group leaders Thomas Sewell and Jacob Hersant are facing the prospect of being re-sentenced to more prison time as prosecutors launch an appeal.

Woman convicted after leaking data to accused kidnapper

A former Service NSW worker has been sentenced after providing confidential information to her then boyfriend who has been accused of a violent kidnapping.

Australian pilot kidnapped, released unharmed in PNG

An Australian helicopter pilot taken hostage with two locals in Papua New Guinea has been released, the nation's police commissioner has confirmed.

Accused kidnapper granted bail over $1b cocaine bust

An alleged attempted kidnapper of a man with over 700kg of cocaine has been bailed after lawyers asked how four men could carry all those drugs in a Yaris.

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