Teenager from Tula staged his own kidnapping
A teenager from Tula wanted to earn money and staged his own kidnapping.
To this end, the minor recorded a video and sent it to his grandmother.
The press service of the Tula Region Prosecutor's Office reported the incident on its official website .
The teenager was found guilty of attempted fraud. The court sentenced him to 2 years probation with educational measures to be imposed upon him reaching adulthood.
Circumstances of the case
According to investigators, the teenager decided to stage his own kidnapping with the intention of making money.
The teenager filmed the video with the help of his friend in an abandoned building located in the village of Skuratovsky.
With the help of his friend, who was unaware of the teenager's true intentions, the 16-year-old defendant covered his legs and arms with adhesive tape and asked his friend to kick him several times.
The minor sent the video to his own grandmother, allegedly on behalf of the kidnappers, demanding 3 million rubles for his release, allegedly from the hands of the attackers.
