During the night from Wednesday to Thursday, the police discovered a 56-year-old man tied up, beaten, and doused with gasoline in the trunk of a car parked at a gas station near Le Mans (Sarthe).
The 50-year-old explained that he was kidnapped from his home, where his wife was also tied up.
A 56-year-old man was found tied up during the night from Wednesday to Thursday in the trunk of a car in Saint-Pavace, near Le Mans (Sarthe), sources close to the case told AFP. According to information from France Bleu Normandie, the police spotted two hooded men refueling a car previously stolen in Eure shortly after midnight. Blocked by the agents, the two men present in the vehicle fled on foot, the media reports.
Unable to catch up with the two men, the police officers returned to the gas station and heard a voice coming from inside the vehicle, France Bleu Normandie still indicates. Inside the trunk, they discovered the fifty-year-old, tied up, beaten, and doused with gasoline.
The man declared that he had been held captive since December 31 after being the victim of a homejacking that day in the presence of his wife and daughter, according to a source close to the case at AFP. He lives in Saint-Genis-Puilly (Ain). His wife was found tied up at the family home.
Ransom demand from his son living in Dubai
According to Franceinfo, the two victims are the parents of a Frenchman established in Dubai acting as a cryptocurrency influencer. A ransom demand was sent to him, a source close to the matter told France Bleu Normandie. According to the radio, an investigation is entrusted to the research section of the Lyon gendarmerie. Contacted by AFP, the Bourg-en-Bresse public prosecutor's office did not wish to communicate immediately.
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