Thousands of pounds stolen from students in ‘sinister’ kidnapping
THUG JAILED FOR NINE YEARS WHILE TWO OTHER MEN WANTED AFTER MISSING COURT
One of the students was attacked and forced into the car, and assaulted again inside the vehicle. His friend was plied with cocaine and ordered to unlock his TWO ‘vulnerable’ students were kidnapped, mobile phone to access his mobile plied with drink and drugs banking app. During that transaction, and forced to withdraw cash from their £250 was transferred to Mohamed’s bank accounts in a ‘sinister’ and ‘terrifying’ wife’s bank account. ordeal. “These young men were seen by you
One of the kidnappers, Mohamed as a means to pay for your night out, Mohamed, 32, has now been jailed for your car rental, your diesel and your nine years. The two victims, who were drugs,” Judge Hilary Manley said. attacked and received ‘homophobic The students were then driven to abuse,’ only got away after a dramatic Hulme, where they were kept in a property escape, when one texted the other with for two hours. “They were terrified,” the message ‘run.’ More than £3,200 the judge added. was stolen from them. “You and your group used manipulative
Police said two other men, methods on them, pretending, Mohammed Suleiman, 27, in a wholly sinister of Prestbury Avenue, Fallowfield, and threatening way that and Mohamed they were now part of Abdullahi, 32, of no fixed your night out.” address, are wanted after Both were told that failing to turn up at court. they would only be
A judge said it ‘beggars allowed to leave if they belief’ that Mohamed handed over £1,500. One Mohamed, of Ashton Old Mohammed was driven to a bank
Suleiman
Road, Openshaw, who has previous account on Oxford Road and convictions for robbery and ordered to withdraw cash. drug dealing, was granted unconditional He could only withdraw £500, and bail after being released under was ‘met with aggression’ for not withdrawing investigation following his arrest. £1,500, police said.
Manchester Crown Court heard that The gang then drove to Ashton town the two male students, then aged 20 centre, where one victim was told to go and 21, were deliberately targeted by to a bank to withdraw the remaining three men on Princess Street in the city £1,000. The other victim remained in centre. the car. When the car reached a red
The trio had been ‘cruising aimlessly’ light, the student still in the car managed around Manchester in a rented car. to escape and fled to a nearby
The students, who were at the end of retail park. He texted his friend in the their night out in the early hours of bank with the message: “Run.” March 23 last year, were said to be The man in the bank then raised the ‘small and slight of build and stature.’ alarm with staff and police.
The robbers asked if the pair wanted One of their debit cards was stolen, to buy drugs. After they refused, the and the PIN number was obtained. men said they had wasted their time Their driving licences were also taken, and owed them money as a result. which detailed their addresses.
That marked the start of a terrifying Mohamed was found guilty of two ordeal for the students, which was to counts of robbery and two counts of last about seven hours. kidnap after a trial.