Overview
- Haider Ali was found guilty of kidnap by a jury at Shrewsbury Crown Court on June 16, 2026, completing prosecutions of five men linked to the December attack.
- Court evidence described how four masked men dragged the 21‑year‑old from an Arleston address on December 29, put him in the boot of a black Audi A4 and took him to a storage unit in Eyton where he was beaten and tied to a chair.
- Investigators used CCTV of the Audi and a Volkswagen Passat, phone call logs and a video of the victim being abused that was sent to Ali’s phone to identify and arrest the suspects the same day.
- The victim escaped later that night by locking the car and using keys in the ignition to drive to safety; he was found seriously injured at a Whitchurch takeaway and later confirmed the identities of his attackers to police.
- All five men face sentencing at Shrewsbury Crown Court and West Mercia Police said the case shows how digital and CCTV evidence can rapidly link violent offenders to their crimes and reassure local communities.