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A man in China was sentenced to prison after kidnapping his own granddaughter and attempting to extort ransom money from his family to support his gambling addiction.
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Take out 500,000 yuan in three days, or youll never see your precious daughter again! Yuan told his daughter, the Journal detailed.
She called her father and pleaded with him to release her, with little success.
Yuan was then arrested after his daughter reported the incident to authorities. Police charged him with extortion and sent the kidnapper to the Xinshou Prison in Shanghai, the outlet reported.
In court, he objected to the charges, claiming the kidnapping should be considered a family dispute instead of a crime. Chinese courts may de…
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