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Two Cousins Convicted for Kidnapping and Torture in £3 Million Ransom Plot
Cousins Blakeney and Hazell convicted of blackmail and wounding with intent after abducting and torturing a man for a £3 million ransom, police said.
- On Jan 23, 2026, cousins Miles Blakeney and Luke Hazell, both 37, were convicted of conspiracy to kidnap, false imprisonment, blackmail and wounding with intent by West Midlands Police Major Crime Unit.
- It happened just before 8pm on January 21, 2023, when a Land Rover pulled up on Anglesey Street, Lozells, and masked men chased and bundled the victim into a vehicle driven two miles to a flat in Edgbaston.
- Held captive for days, the victim was tied up and scalded with boiling water, then dumped naked and badly injured on Perrott Road, Winson Green just before 10pm on January 26.
- A detailed probe of phones, vehicles and DNA tied Luke Hazell and Miles Blakeney to the plot, revealing messages about prior abduction attempts, the West Midlands Police Major Crime Unit said.
- A relative phoned police just after 8.10pm, and the victim later called from a withheld number; reports say he was held for a 3 million ransom. The pair are due for sentencing in March.
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