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Gambler Fakes Kidnapping
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08-Nov-2008, 22:45
In one of the most worst examples of problem gambling to date, Spanish police reported Thursday that they had apprehended a Chinese man suspected of faking his own kidnapping and that of his 14-month-old grandson in order to finance his addiction.
The child's father, a Madrid food-store owner, notified police on Oct. 28, that both the child and his 53-year-old father-in-law were being held for a €50,000 ransom by a woman who had contacted another relative.
According to police, the grandfather, identified as Yimei L. "said he was being coerced by the kidnappers."
After a second call in which the supposed kidnapper put both grandfather and child on the line as proof of their safety, Yimei reportedly made a third call saying that he had escaped and that he desperately need the money in order to save the child.
Police were able to locate Yimei and say that, while questioning him, they learned that the incident was a scam. Police were then able to capture his accomplice, Jiantuan Y., after she abandoned the child in a grocery-store buggy.
According to police, Jiantuan called Yimei the mastermind of the scheme and explained that the two planned to use the money to play slot machines.
Instead of hitting the slots, however, it seems both suspects will now face charges in connection with the incident.
- Phill Provance