US EditionAustralian crypto king bit off part of attacker’s finger during botched kidnapping, court told
- Tim Heath, an Australian crypto billionaire, bit off part of an attacker’s finger while resisting a kidnapping attempt outside his apartment in Tallinn last year.
- Heath lost a tooth during the attack but prevented the group from forcing him into a van.
- The group allegedly planned to kidnap Heath for his cryptocurrency holdings and purchased materials prior to the attack.
- Prosecutor Lauri Jogi informed the court that the threat may not be over following Heath's receipt of anonymous messages demanding 30 bitcoins.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Australian crypto king bit off part of attacker’s finger during botched kidnapping, court told
Heath, 47, was ambushed in the stairwell of his apartment in Tallinn’s Old Town on the night of July 29 last year. The assault was part of an alleged plot by an organised group to abduct the entrepreneur and extort cryptocurrency.
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