Australian crypto billionaire Tim Heath bit off part of attacker’s finger during botched kidnapping, court told
Prosecutors allege the group planned to kidnap Heath, transport him to a rented sauna house nearby and force him to transfer cryptocurrency holdings. A hacker was allegedly recruited to assist in extracting the funds.
The report said the court heard that the attackers had been following Heath’s movements for months. A GPS tracker was placed on his vehicle and he had been under physical surveillance.
The group allegedly entered Estonia using forged Georgian passports obtained in Georgia before travelling through Paris and Finland. On July 22, they arrived in Tartu, Estonia, and then travelled to Tallinn. In the days before the attack, the group purchased painter’s uniforms, cable ties, tape and other materials from local hardware…
