Two men arrested after kidnapping in broad daylight in South Woodford

A man was kidnapped in broad daylight in front of a number of shocked witnesses outside the Queen’s Mary Gate development in South Woodford.

A man was beaten, dragged into a vehicle and kidnapped in broad daylight in front of multiple witnesses in South Woodford. 

Witnesses report seeing two men get out of a grey Ford transit van outside the Queen Mary’s Gate development in Queen Mary Avenue at around 3pm on Sunday, April 11 and drag a man, aged in his 30s, into the back of the vehicle after punching him a number of times.

The van then drove off, closely followed by a black BMW – the driver of whom had been speaking with the victim moments before the arrival of the van.

Police traced the van to the Chigwell area and subsequently stopped it in Brooks Parade. Three men left the van and ran from the scene.

Two men aged in their 20s were arrested nearby and later charged in connection with the incident.

Credit: Ilford Recorder