Cousins Jailed for Kidnap, Torture

0:00On March 29th, two cousins in Birmingham just got hit with heavy prison time for kidnapping and torturing a guy in his 20s. Miles Blakeney and Luke Hazel, both 37, got convicted back in January on charges like conspiracy to kidnap, false imprisonment, blackmail, and wounding with intent. Last Friday at Birmingham Crown Court, Hazel landed 16 years behind bars while Blakeney got 10. It all kicked off around 8 p.m. on January 21st, 2023, when masked men jumped the victim on a street in Los Ells, shoved him, into a land rover, and drove him 2 miles to a flat and edge baston. They held him for days, demanding 3 million pounds, tying him up and pouring boiling water on him after he tried to fight back. The victim suffered life-changing injuries from the brutal ordeal, left dumped on the street on January 26th until someone found him, and called for help. His family reported the snatch right away, and he even managed a desperate call pleading for ransom.

1:00West Midlands police cracked the case with phone records, vehicle tracking, and DNA evidence, pinning Hazel as the planner who later inflicted the mercy. Worst wounds, and Blakeney as the one running the flat. They'd even plot a failed grasp before. These sentences bring some justice after a nightmare that no one should endure, showing how relentless detective work can take down even calculated. Things like this.