{"id":170203,"date":"2023-01-27T13:47:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T13:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=170203"},"modified":"2023-01-27T13:47:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T13:47:08","slug":"masked-gang-kidnapped-jackpot-winners-cousin-and-blasted-him-with-shotgun-to-get-50000-winnings-in-ransom-plot-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/masked-gang-kidnapped-jackpot-winners-cousin-and-blasted-him-with-shotgun-to-get-50000-winnings-in-ransom-plot-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Masked gang kidnapped jackpot winner\u2019s cousin and blasted him with shotgun to get \u00a350,000 winnings in ransom plot | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THREE balaclava thugs kidnapped, attacked then blasted a man to get their hands on his cousin&#x27;s \u00a350,000 jackpot win.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Clough-Massey was forced from his home at gunpoint and bundled into his own car in a grim ransom plot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/three-halewood-men-jailed-total-791504160.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Carl MacDowall, Carlton Mullen and Kieran Kristensen then held him for hours against his will before blasting him in the leg.<\/p>\n<p>The masked trio, all aged 23, made repeated calls to the victim&#x27;s cousin, James Clough, demanding a piece of his winnings.<\/p>\n<p>He had scooped \u00a350,000 in a Facebook competition which &quot;everybody knew about&quot; a month before the horror.<\/p>\n<p>After he refused to cough up, Jacob was dumped bloodied and &quot;dazed&quot; on an abandoned country lane in Halewood, Merseyside.<\/p>\n<h3><span>Read more news<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/newspress-collage-21175844-1674749073717.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Moment &#8216;taxi driver&#8217; picks up lone woman &#8211; before kidnapping and raping her<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/newspress-collage-21096429-1674131555978.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>James Bulger&#8217;s mum says killers tried to abduct two girls before they took him<\/h3>\n<p>MacDowall, Kristensen and Mullen &quot;laughed and grinned&quot; as they were jailed for a total of 56 years at Liverpool Crown Court.<\/p>\n<p>They were convicted of kidnap, wounding with intent and possession of firearm with intent to cause fear or violence.<\/p>\n<p>The court heard how Jacob was punched, jabbed with a shotgun and forced from his home on December 15, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>After being dragged into the car, he was driven around for around an hour-and-a-half with blood pouring from his nose.<\/p>\n<h3>Most read in The Sun<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TM-comp-HS2-v2.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-3wkh5j\"><span>TRAIN WRECK <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>HS2 shambles as \u00a360bn high-speed rail project may not even go to central LONDON<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/RR-COMP-p1-9.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-3wkh5j\"><span>SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Top Gear&#x27;s Freddie Flintoff puts TV career on hold after car crash<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/stacey-comp2-jd.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-3wkh5j\"><span>STACEY&#x27;S JOY <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Stacey Solomon reveals new baby&#x27;s gender &#8211; saying &#x27;the boys are so excited&#x27;<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/police-gravelly-hill-caterham-surrey-788217859.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-3wkh5j\"><span>MAULED TO DEATH <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Major update after woman, 28, savaged to death by pack of ferocious dogs<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He described hearing a &quot;big bang&quot; and &quot;feeling a sensation in his leg&quot; after he was shot by the masked assailants.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob was then abandoned on a dark and isolated country lane but somehow managed to crawl for help despite the gunshot wound.<\/p>\n<p>The court was told he now uses a walking stick after being left with permanent nerve damage.<\/p>\n<p>MacDowall and Mullen was sentenced to 20 years in prison and three years on extended licence.<\/p>\n<p>Kristensen was jailed for 16 years with a three year extended licence.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Inspector John Mullen said: \u201cThe victim was put through a terrifying ordeal by MacDowall, Kristensen and Mullen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, we know that the consequences of carrying and using a gun can be catastrophic for families and our communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMacDowall, Kristensen and Mullen were merciless as they attacked and ultimately shot their victim before leaving him injured on a quiet country lane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the painstaking efforts of our officers to link their every move to this violent crime MacDowall, Kristensen and Mullen will spend a considerable amount of time in prison.<\/p>\n<h3><span>Read More on The Sun <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/traveller-comp.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>I&#8217;m a gypsy wife &#8211; people always ask the same annoying questions<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sb-airer-270123.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Woman labelled a &#8216;genius&#8217; after showing how she gets her laundry dry<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI hope this result shows the use of firearms, violence and intimidation has no place in our communities, and our officers will be relentless in our commitment to remove such criminals and weapons from our streets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/three-halewood-men-jailed-total-791504159.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/three-halewood-men-jailed-total-791504157.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/21185223\/masked-gang-kidnapped-jackpot-winner-cousin-ransom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THREE balaclava thugs kidnapped, attacked then 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