Police rescue kidnapped man from trunk – after 600 kilometers

Le Mans (France) – At the gas station the officers heard muffled screams…

Police officers rescued a kidnapped man (56) from the trunk of a car. The father had already endured hours of martyrdom. He and his family were at their home in Saint-Genis-Pouilly (France) was kidnapped on the border with Switzerland – hundreds of kilometers from where it was later found!

Brutal attack at home

According to French media, the family may have been blackmailed. Two perpetrators broke into their house and found the father, his wife and their daughter.

Mother and daughter were tied up, the masked men beat up the 56-year-old and dragged him to his car, a Renault Mégane. Then they drove it northwest.

After 600 kilometers the fuel ran out

On Thursday night, after more than 600 kilometers and 24 hours, the stolen car ran out of fuel. At the Gas station At a supermarket in Saint-Pavace, a suburb of Le Mans, the kidnappers stopped to refuel. Because they continued to wear balaclavas, patrolling police officers happened to notice the men.

According to radio station “France Bleu”, they rammed the Mégane to prevent it from continuing. The masked men ran away on foot – escaped police! One lost his balaclava while escaping, which is now used as evidence.

Screams for help from the trunk

When officers returned to the stolen car, they heard cries for help coming from the trunk. They opened the flap, found this Kidnapping victim. The 56-year-old was tied up, doused with gasoline and, according to the reports, “severely disoriented.” However, his life was not in danger.

The father initially assumed an escalated situation Homejacking from: that the men originally just wanted to steal his car. But they allegedly sent a ransom note to the victim’s son shortly after the crime. He’s supposed to live in Dubai.

The search continues for the kidnappers.