A London court has delivered verdicts in a kidnapping and extortion case involving two wealthy French cryptocurrency figures, according to the Daily Mail as cited by ChainCatcher. The two victims, both in their 20s, were attacked while visiting London and held for more than 52 hours. Prosecutors said they were subjected to torture, including scalding with boiling water, burns from cigarette ends, and beatings while tied up, before being forced to transfer $30,000 in cryptocurrency.
The prosecution also said the victims had flaunted their wealth on social media, which may have drawn the attention of criminals. Gerson Borges and Mohamed Osman were convicted of conspiracy to blackmail and false imprisonment. Julius George, Isaac Bakoya, and William Adebisi were convicted of false imprisonment. London’s Metropolitan Police Flying Squad rescued the hostages using mobile phone location data and CCTV tracking, then arrested some suspects after a high-speed chase. The alleged ringleader, known as “Nino,” identified as Ibrahim Mohamed, remains at large.
A London court has handed down verdicts in a kidnapping and extortion case involving two wealthy cryptocurrency figures from France, according to the Daily Mail, as cited by ChainCatcher.
The two victims, both in their 20s, were attacked while visiting London and held for more than 52 hours. Prosecutors said they were tortured during their captivity, including being scalded with boiling water, burned with cigarette ends, tied up and beaten, and forced to transfer $30,000 in cryptocurrency.
The prosecution said the victims had heavily flaunted their wealth on social media, which may have drawn the attention of criminals.
Gerson Borges and Mohamed Osman were convicted of conspiracy to blackmail and false imprisonment. Julius George, Isaac Bakoya, and William Adebisi were convicted of false imprisonment.
London’s Metropolitan Police Flying Squad rescued the hostages through mobile phone location tracking and CCTV surveillance, and arrested some of the suspects after a high-speed chase. The alleged mastermind, “Nino,” identified as Ibrahim Mohamed, remains on the run.
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