Man accused of kidnapping businessman in Wolverhampton city centre was desperate for cash, jury told
A man accused of kidnapping an accountant in Wolverhampton city centre before demanding a ransom was motivated by a desperate need for money, a court heard.
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On Monday, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how the businessman was abducted from a car park in the city centre after leaving his office at about 5.30pm on October 10 last year.
He was forced into a van where he was tied up and blindfolded by four men who threatened him with a gun.
Mr Rupert Jones, prosecuting said: "On October 10, 2022 Maninder Singh along with three other men abducted an accountant after he left work. It happened in broad daylight not far from his office in Wolverhampton where the man worked.
"The four men including this defendant forced the accountant into a van. Once inside he was tired up and his eyes were covered. Over the next seven hours or so they repeatedly threatened to kill him with the gun which they held.
