A watch delivery became a kidnapping. Three men jailed in Liverpool.
The CPS reports prison sentences after guilty pleas in the kidnap and blackmail of a watch dealer. Another defendant awaited sentencing.
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The CPS reports prison sentences after guilty pleas in the kidnap and blackmail of a watch dealer. Another defendant awaited sentencing.
Sentenced · Source report: 2026-10-02
The arrangement began with a watch delivery through a business account. According to the Crown Prosecution Service, it became an overnight kidnapping in which the dealer was held while demands were made for money and valuables. The case reached Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing on 2 October.
The CPS says the victim was held overnight while demands were made for valuables and money. Police later recovered him. The defendants had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to blackmail and conspiracy to commit fraud.
The reported sentences were eight years and three months, seven years and seven months, and seven years and six months. A fourth defendant’s sentencing remained pending in the source report. We omit the victim’s identifying details and the private addresses involved; the linked release contains the official case account.
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