Post by acnedriver on May 19, 2023 6:20:42 GMT
A gang of thugs preyed on drunk lone men walking the streets of Manchester city centre, before plundering thousands of pounds from their bank accounts.
Unsuspecting young men in their 20s, who were trying to secure a taxi home, were offered lifts before being bundled into the back of a car and forced to handover huge sums of money.
Almost £9,000 was stolen from the four victims, with one being kidnapped and held in an Audi vehicle for more than an hour. They were all left terrified, and some even blamed themselves for being 'naïve' or 'daft'.
The ringleader of the conspiracy, Abdul Rehman, 29, fled the country before he faced justice, Manchester Crown Court heard. Two others avoided jail after a judge said there were 'exceptional circumstances' in their case.
Prosecutors told how the crimes took place in September 2018, when students were travelling to the city for the new academic year. The gang travelled around in an Audi and targeted 'lone drunk males' in Manchester city centre, prosecutor Andy Evans said.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/i-felt-vulnerable-gang-bundled-26942278
Unsuspecting young men in their 20s, who were trying to secure a taxi home, were offered lifts before being bundled into the back of a car and forced to handover huge sums of money.
Almost £9,000 was stolen from the four victims, with one being kidnapped and held in an Audi vehicle for more than an hour. They were all left terrified, and some even blamed themselves for being 'naïve' or 'daft'.
The ringleader of the conspiracy, Abdul Rehman, 29, fled the country before he faced justice, Manchester Crown Court heard. Two others avoided jail after a judge said there were 'exceptional circumstances' in their case.
Prosecutors told how the crimes took place in September 2018, when students were travelling to the city for the new academic year. The gang travelled around in an Audi and targeted 'lone drunk males' in Manchester city centre, prosecutor Andy Evans said.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/i-felt-vulnerable-gang-bundled-26942278