THELOGICALINDIAN - A adolescent 13oldyear boy who had been kidnapped aftermost Sunday in South Africa has been begin safe and complete His kidnappers had accepted a Bitcoin bribe of almost 120240
There is acceptable no greater abhorrence for a ancestor than to accept their adolescent abducted and captivated for ransom. Far too often, such crimes end in tragedy. Fortunately for a adolescent man in South Africa, his kidnapping has a blessed ending.
Katlego Marite, a 13-year-old boy, was arena with two accompany at a amphitheater in the South African arena of Mpumalanga aftermost Sunday. Suddenly, three men in a car pulled up and affective him. His parents after accustomed a Bitcoin ransom appeal of almost $120,000 (15 bitcoins).
The appeal was for a acquittal of 1 Bitcoin by May 21st, with the actual 14 bill to be paid by May 27th. A wallet abode was included. If the parents did not pay, the kidnappers threatened to annihilate Katlego.
What makes the case abnormal is that Katlego’s parents are not wealthy, and they had no abstraction what cryptocurrency is.
An credible breach in the case occurred back a ancestors acquaintance showed up anon afterwards the kidnapping. Afterwards seeing CCTV footage of the crime, he collection about to assorted bars, attractive for the car, a Toyota Corolla. The acquaintance eventually begin the car in catechism and alerted authorities, who again took three men into custody.
The badge accept not declared if the three men are complex in the kidnapping, and it is cryptic if they are still in badge custody. However, the car is still actuality captivated by law enforcement.
Fortunately, the parents’ affliction is now over. On Thursday, badge appear that they accept found Katlego Marite and that he is animate and well.
Police agent Brigadier Leonard Hlathi commented:
Police accept not said if the Bitcoin bribe was paid. Nor accept they appear any added capacity of the abomination and consecutive award of the victim. Of course, the best important affair is that Katlego Marite is safe and aback with his family.
Needless to say, this isn’t the aboriginal time a Bitcoin bribe was accepted by kidnappers. A cryptocurrency barter managing director, Pavel Lerner, was abducted aftermost December in Kiev and was alone appear afterwards he paid a $1 actor bribe in bitcoins.
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