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Three men charged with kidnapping Kidnapping trio 'robbed £200,000'
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Three men are to appear in court later, charged in connection with a kidnapping in Belfast on Thursday. Three Belfast men accused of kidnapping and robbing more than £200,000 have been remanded in custody.
The men, aged 27, 28 and 34, are to appear before magistrates in the city, charged with kidnapping and robbery. They are Matthew Charles Johnston, 27, of Stratheden Drive, Brendan Conway, 34, of Knutsford Drive and Eamonn Hutchinson, 27, of no fixed address.
The charges relate to the holding hostage of a man while his bank worker sister was ordered to get money and hand it over. The charges relate to the holding hostage of a man while his bank worker sister was ordered to get money.
A substantial sum of money was later recovered following a search of a house in north Belfast. The three men were removed from the dock at Belfast Magistrates Court after refusing to stand to hear the charges.
The bank employee was robbed of £173,688, US$36,000 and 26,000 euro on Thursday, the court heard.
A detective sergeant told the court he believed he could connect each of the men to the charges.
No bail application was made on the men's behalf, and they were remanded into custody until 10 October to appear again via videolink.