两名男子被判在Stockton绑架一名男子,强迫他录制赎金录像,定于2026年4月7日判刑。 Two men convicted of kidnapping a man in Stockton, forcing him to record a ransom video, with sentencing set for April 7, 2026.

52岁的Mark Pearce和43岁的Donald Hammond在2024年4月一名男子在Stockton被绑架、被带到A19附近一个大篷车、捆绑、殴打并被迫录制赎金录像后,被判共谋绑架罪。 Mark Pearce, 52, and Donald Hammond, 43, were convicted of conspiracy to kidnap after a man was abducted in Stockton in April 2024, taken to a caravan near the A19, bound, beaten, and forced to record a ransom video. 两人都否认参与其中,Hammond声称他不在Stockton,他的电话与当地塔有联系,因为电话在一个朋友使用的租来的汽车里。 Both denied involvement, with Hammond claiming he was not in Stockton and his phone connected to local towers because it was in a rented car used by a friend. 监控录像显示车辆跟随皮尔斯的路虎驶入田野，但哈蒙德否认自己乘坐该车。 CCTV showed the car following Pearce’s Land Rover into the field, but Hammond denied riding in it. 陪审团驳回了他们的申诉,于2026年2月18日在德黑兰刑事法院作出了一致裁决。 The jury rejected their claims, delivering a unanimous verdict at Teesside Crown Court on February 18, 2026. 判刑时间定在2026年4月7日 Sentencing is set for April 7, 2026.