A tragic incident unfolded in Kyiv as four men were arrested for the kidnapping, cryptocurrency theft, and murder of a 29-year-old Moroccan man. The victim was abducted, forced to transfer $170,000 worth of Bitcoin to the attackers, and then strangled to death before being buried in a forest.
The kidnapping took place in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, with witnesses hearing the victim’s screams as he was taken away in a car. CCTV footage captured the chilling moment of the abduction.
Following a police operation, the suspects, aged 24 to 29, were apprehended and charged with murder, robbery, and other crimes. They could face life imprisonment if found guilty. The perpetrators also changed the car’s number plates to conceal evidence of the crime.
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