Three men jailed for combined total of nearly thirty years for kidnapping offence

Three men have been jailed after a man was kidnapped as they tried to extract information from him.

41 year old Lee Ingleheart, 31 year old Hassan Noor, and 58-year-old Dean Meaker were given significant prison sentences after being convicted of kidnap following a trial.

Ingleheart was also convicted of being in possession of a knife.

A 43-year-old man was kidnapped from his home in Thornbury on 20 October 2022.

He was taken to another property in the Stoke Park area, where he was held against his will and subjected to further assaults and threats.

He managed to escape the property when two of the defendants left to buy drugs, hiding in a nearby street and seeking help from a member of the public.

Ingleheart, of no fixed address, was sentenced to nine years and nine months with an additional four years on licence when he’s released from prison. Noor, of Midland Street, Bristol, was sentenced to nine years in jail, and Meaker, of Westward Road, Bristol, was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment, as well as a further six months for an unrelated burglary.

Investigating officer Det Con Carl Spicer said:

“The victim in this case went through a terrifying ordeal at the hands of these three criminals, who showed an extremely concerning propensity for violence, as well as being in possession of some fearsome weapons. He’s shown immense bravery in telling the police what happened to him and we hope he continues to recover from this horrible experience."