Medical student fakes own kidnapping to get money from parents, woman stabs his drink in nightclub and steals the money OLASMEDIA TV NEWSThis is what we have for you today:
Police have arrested a 23-year-old medical student from Makindu Medical Training College, Kenya, after he staged his own kidnapping to milk his parents’ money.
The DCI Criminal Investigations Directorate said in a statement on Thursday, July 7, that Edwin Kamau “disappeared” last Sunday before blocking his father and calling his mother claiming he had been kidnapped.
“He told her his captors wanted a ransom of Sh70,000 to release him before hanging her,” the statement said.
His distraught parents reported the matter to police officers who immediately launched a manhunt for the kidnappers.
“However, the phone calls kept going and Kamau told his mother that his captors were about to eliminate him.
Determined to protect their son’s life, they sent $10,000 via mobile money yesterday and another $40,000 today.
“Immediately Kamau received the first Sh10,000, he went to a club in Thika to irrigate his throat and be merry in the company of a baby he had met. And as fate would have it, the woman turned out to be a pishori admin who laced his drink with an unknown substance and stole the money.
“Today, after regaining control of his faculties, he called again and his parents sent another Sh40,000, which he withdrew and put in his shoes.
“By this time, detectives had locked him in. When questioned, Kamau said he wasted money intended for his last semester’s school fees and wondered how he would raise money to sit for his exams, hence the fake story.
He further revealed that he had been ‘kidnapped’ along with two other students whose parents had paid the ransom.
“Detectives recovered Sh38,600 from the student who is now in custody at Koyole Police Station pending arraignment.”