Man kidnapped and 'viciously attacked' - court

A man who was kidnapped and viciously assaulted had to spend two months in hospital, a court has heard.

Dominic Marsden and Osbourne Mhere forced the 34-year-old victim into a car on 11 September 2023 in Sheffield and left him seriously injured on Batemoor Road the following morning, Sheffield Crown Court was told.

Marsden, of Toppham Drive, Sheffield and Mhere, of Manor Park Rise, Sheffield, were convicted of kidnap and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Mhere was also convicted of possession of an offensive weapon in a private place.

The men, both aged 25, were jailed last Friday for seven years and four months.

According to South Yorkshire Police, Mhere was arrested on 12 September, with Marsden apprehended a week later.

They initially pleaded not guilty to the offences before changing their pleas to guilty on 8 February 2024.

Det Insp Jamie Smith, the officer in charge of the case, said: "I am glad to see these two violent men jailed for several years.

"They were involved in a brutal crime which saw a man seriously harmed.

"Their victim will bear the scars of this attack, both physical and mental, for a long time to come."

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