Ransom paid for wife and child

THE RUC last night revealed that the manager of an entertainment complex paid a ransom for the release of his wife and 3 year…

THE RUC last night revealed that the manager of an entertainment complex paid a ransom for the release of his wife and 3 year old daughter, held hostage by a masked gang in Belfast.

The demand was made on the man in a telephone call to his work after the gang forced its way into the family's home in the village area, off the Donegall Road, south Belfast.

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