A man was subjected to a horrifying kidnap ordeal which saw him tied up, blindfolded, bundled into a car and then stabbed multiple times. A court heard how Connor Price, 28, suffered a nightmare kidnapping before his father hatched a rescue plan which saw him ram the kidnappers' car with his vehicle, allowing Mr Price to escape through a car window.
Tyshane Brown, 30, Luke Williams, 19, and George Miles-Williams, 24, were involved in the plot to grab Mr Price from Cyfarthfa Retail Park in Merthyr Tydfil on February 10, and demanded £5,000 from his girlfriend. Mr Price suffered multiple stab wounds and collapsed after escaping, believing he had been shot in the leg, a court was told.
A sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court on Friday heard how Williams contacted Mr Price, an acquaintance, and asked to meet him at Cyfarthfa Retail Park. The defendants travelled down to Merthyr Tydfil from Hereford with another man, Ruben Ritchiem, who the defendants coerced by threatening him with a gun. The car stopped on the way and Brown got out to rummage through the bushes, returning with a large bag.
When Mr Price arrived he got out of his car but left the engine running and his girlfriend remained in the passenger seat. He went over to the vehicle with the defendants inside and was pulled into the car. Brown was in possession of a knife and used it to poke Mr Price in the back and abdomen. The victim's girlfriend shouted 'what's going on', and he told her 'they've got knives and guns'.
The victim made an attempt to escape but he was dragged back in by Williams, and after Brown got back in the Hyundai they drove off at speed. His girlfriend tried to follow in the other car but she lost sight of them. Mr Price was put in a headlock by Williams before being repeatedly stabbed in the stomach and back, the Recorder of Cardiff Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke said.
Both Williams and Brown were demanding money for a bike on Facebook. They struck Mr Price in the face with the butt of a gun and stabbed him in the stomach. Mr Price then saw Brown place a gold bullet in the gun. He told the victim: 'Keep that up and we'll shoot you.' Miles-Williams was in the passenger seat and laughing as Mr Price told his attackers he didn't have any money.
