A medical student fakes his own kidnapping in order to collect money from his parents, and a lady poisons his drink at a nightclub and steals the cash.
A 23-year-old medical student at Makindu Medical Training College in Kenya was detained after staging his own kidnapping to extort money from his parents.
In a statement issued on Thursday, July 7, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations-DCI stated that Edwin Kamau 'disappeared' last Sunday before blocking his father and calling his mother, claiming to have been kidnapped
"He told her that his kidnappers wanted a ransom of Sh70,000, to set him free before he hanged up on her," the statement read.
"His distraught parents reported the matter to police officers who immediately launched a manhunt for the kidnappers.
"However, the calls persisted with Kamau telling his mother that his kidnappers were on the verge of eliminating him.
"Determined to secure the life of their son, they sent Sh10,000 yesterday via mobile money and an additional Sh40,000 today.
Source: Lindaikejisblog
A 23-year-old medical student at Makindu Medical Training College in Kenya was detained after staging his own kidnapping to extort money from his parents.
In a statement issued on Thursday, July 7, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations-DCI stated that Edwin Kamau 'disappeared' last Sunday before blocking his father and calling his mother, claiming to have been kidnapped
"He told her that his kidnappers wanted a ransom of Sh70,000, to set him free before he hanged up on her," the statement read.
"His distraught parents reported the matter to police officers who immediately launched a manhunt for the kidnappers.
"However, the calls persisted with Kamau telling his mother that his kidnappers were on the verge of eliminating him.
"Determined to secure the life of their son, they sent Sh10,000 yesterday via mobile money and an additional Sh40,000 today.
Source: Lindaikejisblog
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