Former Australian test cricketer Stuart MacGill was reportedly kidnapped from his Sydney home last month before being released an hour later.
Stuart MacGill played 44 Tests for Australia between 1998 and 2008. (Reuters Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Stuart MacGill was reportedly abducted from near his home in Sydney on April 14th
- MacGill was taken to another part of town where he was beaten and threatened with a gun
- Australian police arrested four men in connection with the alleged abduction of MacGill
Former Australian test cricketer Stuart MacGill was reportedly kidnapped from his Sydney home on April 14 and transferred to another part of the city where he was beaten and threatened with a gun. However, MacGill was released an hour later, Australian media reported on Wednesday.
Australian police arrested four men on Wednesday in connection with the alleged kidnapping and attack on MacGill. Media reported that MacGill was confronted by a man on a street in northern Sydney before two other men arrived and forced him into a car.
“Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, a 50-year-old man was allegedly confronted with a 46-year-old man in Cremorne,” New South Wales police said in a statement that did not identify the victim has been.
“A short time later, the two of them were approached by two other men and forced the older man into a vehicle.
“He was then driven to a property in Bringelly where the two men and another unknown man allegedly assaulted the 50-year-old man and threatened him with a gun. About an hour later the man was driven to the Belmore area and released . “
Police said the incident was reported on April 20, which led to an investigation by the Robbery and Serious Crime Squad.
MacGill, a former leg spin bowler, played 208 wickets in 44 friendly matches for Australia between 1998 and 2008. His international career has been largely overshadowed by his Australian leg spinner Shane Warne, who ranks second on the list of all-time leading wickets – Taker in Test Cricket. (Posts from Reuters)
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