Belgian Court sentences three for crypto coach’s wife kidnapping
A Belgian court has sentenced three for the abduction of a crypto coach’s wife, marking another high-profile case amid the rising wave of crypto kidnappings in France.
The Brussels Criminal Court court has sentenced three kidnappers to 12 years in prison for the abduction of the wife of crypto investor and trading coach Stéphane Winkel, as initially reported by local news agency La Dernière Heure.
The incident occurred in December last year outside their home in Forest, Brussels, where the victim was forcibly taken and held hostage in a van. After Winkel raised the alarm, police chased the vehicle and ultimately stopped it near Bruges, freeing the victim and apprehending the suspects.
The court also ordered…
