A 53-year-old man is charged with kidnapping for ransom and two counts of extortion after allegedly abducting a 12-year-old boy on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
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A man accused of abducting a 12-year-old boy on Queensland’s Gold Coast is being extradited from New South Wales today, and is later expected to be charged with kidnapping for ransom.
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