Man jumps out of first-floor window to escape kidnappers in Lincoln
A man in Lincolnshire, UK, escaped a kidnapping ordeal by jumping from a first-floor window into a tree. Five individuals have been jailed for the assault and false imprisonment of the victim.
Why it matters
This case highlights a severe criminal incident involving targeted violence and the successful intervention of law enforcement.
0:56 Man dives out of first-floor window to escape kidnappers in Lincolnshire - video Lincolnshire Man jumps out of first-floor window to escape kidnappers in Lincoln Five jailed after targeting victim and subjecting him to ordeal linked to past relationship breakdown
Prefer the Guardian on Google Dramatic footage shows a kidnapped man jumping from a first-floor window into a tree before running into the street and, by chance, coming across a police car.
Lincolnshire police said the ordeal of the unnamed man had been “horrifying” and the presence of a marked police vehicle “may have saved his life”.
DC Liam Henderson said the CCTV footage captured a desperate moment in which the victim “quite literally risked everything to get away from those holding him captive”.
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