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SIBU, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Police investigations into last Monday's kidnapping of a businessman's 10-month-old son whose release was secured on the same day, has taken a twist.
One of the three suspects detained in connection with the crime, turned out to be the teenage son of the victim's babysitter who is related to the businessman.
The 16-year-old was nabbed at a hairdressing saloon where he was employed, about five hours after the baby was kidnapped about 9.30am.
This followed the arrest of his two accomplices, including another hairdresser working at the salon, when the duo attempted to collect the RM25,000 ransom money at Pedada Road.
Sibu police chief ACP Shafie Ismail said today that the suspects had been remanded till Saturday, to facilitate investigations into the case.
He said that while the 40-year-old babysitter's son was waiting elsewhere, the other two suspects arrived in a motorcycle, used an imitation gun to threaten the woman at her house in Hua Kiew Road and took away the baby.
He said they initially demanded an RM80,000 ransom from the baby's family to secure his release, before it was reduced to RM35,000 and finally, RM25,000.
Having negotiated the ransom, the kidnappers released the baby unharmed at a building in Tun Abang Haji Openg Road, only to be detained by the police soon after.
Shafie said the police seized four handphones, two motorcycles and a car from the suspects, which were used during the five-hour kidnap.
-- BERNAMA
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