Drug-crazed thugs threatened to 'bury' passengers after stealing Vauxhall Corsa and driving around like 'maniacs'
19.06.2023 - 19:55
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Drug-addled thugs stole a car and falsely imprisoned its three passengers when 'things quickly got out of hand', telling them they would be 'buried' if they tried to do anything, a court heard.
Ryan Nuttall, 31, and Malik Husain, 21, have been jailed for 30 months each for their role in a terrifying chain of events.
A court heard Emma Waterworth, a woman Nuttall knew in Birmingham, had agreed to travel to Preston and take him back to the West Midlands. She made her way to Lancashire with Kevin Chapman and Neil Gibb, who had never met Nuttall before, the court heard.
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The group arrived around 11pm but due to the time of day, decided to stay at another house for the night and return to Birmingham the following morning, reports Lancs Live.
However as they were about to leave, Nuttall asked the driver, Kevin Chapman if they could go to a few other addresses. Mr Chapman was frustrated and questioned how he was going to be paid for driving.
The group drove to another part of Preston where they met with Hussain, who joined them in the car. They then drove to an 'unfamiliar ' part of Chorley, and stopped in a cul-de-sac where there were a number of men.
Nuttall and Hussain got out of the car and began speaking with the group and seemed to be taking drugs with them, Preston Crown Court was told. At one point Nuttall was handed a cannister of nitrous oxide. A few minutes later, Hussain walked over to the car and took the keys from the ignition, telling Mr Chapman: "It's my car now."
"At that point the mood completely changed", prosecutor Jon Savage told the court. "The defendants began to threaten the occupants of the car. It was made clear to Kevin