Three admit to violent kidnap in Cottingham
The victim was left in a life-threatening condition
Two men and a woman have admitted to being involved in the violent kidnap of a man in Cottingham.
The 56-year-old victim was left in a life-threatening condition.
24-year-old Mohammed Hussain, 26-year-old Toma Vitkauskaite, and 25-year-old Emilio Romano have all pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and assault.
Officers say they received an anonymous call on 19th June 2025 that a man had been kidnapped and assaulted by a group of people the previous day.
Officers went to visit the named man at his house and found him with serious injuries. He was hospitalised with pneumonia and other injuries.
Investigations found that the victim was contacted by a woman, Toma Vitkauskaite, who asked him to come round to her home on Eppleworth Road in Cottingham.
He went to her house and when trying to leave, he was grabbed and dragged into a nearby garage service pit by a group of men who were also there.
He was assaulted with a hammer and other weapons for hours.
The victim was left imprisoned overnight, for around eight hours.
Videos were found on Vitkauskaite's phone of the victim being abused.
Now, Hussain, Vitkauskaite and Romano will be sentenced.