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| Man held over £200,000 kidnapping | |
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| Police continue to question a man over the kidnapping of a mother and her four-year-old child in County Down. | |
| It is believed that a ransom of £200,000 was paid after the woman and her son were taken hostage from their Killough home on Wednesday. | It is believed that a ransom of £200,000 was paid after the woman and her son were taken hostage from their Killough home on Wednesday. |
| A gang held them in south Belfast for 12 hours while the woman's partner, employed by a financial institution, was told to get the ransom money. | A gang held them in south Belfast for 12 hours while the woman's partner, employed by a financial institution, was told to get the ransom money. |
| The woman freed herself and her son at about 1900 BST and alerted police. | The woman freed herself and her son at about 1900 BST and alerted police. |
| The mother and son had been held at a vacant house in the Ravenhill area. | The mother and son had been held at a vacant house in the Ravenhill area. |
| They were physically unharmed but very shaken by their ordeal. | They were physically unharmed but very shaken by their ordeal. |
| Police said on Saturday that a man and a woman had been arrested and were assisting them with their inquiries. | |
| The 39-year-old woman was released without charge on Sunday evening. The man remained in custody. |