00:00Three men have been sentenced to a total of 75 years for attempted murder and kidnap of Mertha Mann.
00:07Just after 10pm on Monday, February 10th, 2025, a 28-year-old man from Mertha presented at hospital with multiple stab wounds.
00:16Officers attended and it was established the victim had been forced into a vehicle and assaulted.
00:21Officers later located the abandoned car which had been reported by a member of the public and discovered a significant bloodstain inside.
00:28The man had been due to meet Luke Williams, who had invited him, before being forcibly taken into another car by Tyshane Brown and Williams where he was blindfolded and kidnapped.
00:39Despite his attempts to escape, he was overpowered and stabbed.
00:43During the abduction, a phone call was made to the victim's girlfriend from inside the car, demanding a ransom of £5,000.
00:50She heard the victim pleading for help, shouting that he was being stabbed and that they had knives and a gun.
00:56A subsequent medical examination revealed multiple injuries to the victim, including wounds to his face, abdomen, back, groin and thigh, along with signs of internal bleeding.
01:07All three were sentenced today for attempted murder, section 18 GBH, kidnap, blackmail, possession of a firearm and possession of a bladed article.
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