Kidnap victim held in flat, court is told
TWO thugs are behind bars after a kidnap victim was held hostage amid claims he owed £18,000.
Gary Roxburgh and a 26-yearold man – who cannot be named for legal reasons – abducted David Morrin from his home in Netherburn, South Lanarkshire.
His 24-hour ordeal last June saw him burned with searing hot knives and smacked with a gun.
The captors called his father David Snr and warned his son would die if cash was not stumped up
he terrified victim pleaded: “Dad, do this or they will kill me.”
But, David jnr was rescued when armed police swooped on a flat in Possil where he was being held.
A “disorientated” David jnr was discovered on a sofa with burn marks to his arms and legs.
He was taken to hospital and transferred to a specialist burns unit.
The victim later identified Roxburgh to police.
Armed officers swooped on his home in Milton days later.
The thug spotted them and leapt from a first floor window – but broke both heels.
He had £757 cash on him – some of the notes matched those handed over by David Snr for his son’s safe release.
Roxburgh has now been jailed for six years and his accomplice for three years and nine months at the High Court in Glasgow.
They had earlier pled guilty to
assau.lt and abduction. T The indictment stated Roxburg, 26, also extorted money from David Morrin snr.
Lord Mulholland said: “The father must have been frantic with worry for the safety of his son.
“The son must have been fearful for his safety and the effect the conduct would have on his father.
“Such conduct is deplorable and has no place in this country.”
The court heard DNA also linked both thugs to the crime.