WorldKidnap victim: You face hell for eternityA spellbound court watched as a woman who had spent 11 years in chains and had her unborn baby beaten to death inside her declared the beginning of her new life.02 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandKidnapped baby returned to motherA 10-month-old baby is being returned to his mother this afternoon after his Mongrel Mob father allegedly kidnapped him after a domestic dispute in Hastings today.02 Aug 03:16 AM
New Zealand'Extremely strong' forensic evidenceA man has denied raping a woman during a kidnap but the Crown says he was "10,000,000,000,000,000 times likely" to be a contributor to crucial DNA evidence.31 Jul 12:11 AM
WorldShe may be alive, say police on upgraded Madeleine caseThirty-eight potential suspects have been identified in the abduction of Madeleine McCann, Scotland Yard said yesterday as it launched a final push to uncover the mystery of the 3-year-old's disappearance on a family holiday in Portugal six years ago.05 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandMan in court after alleged kidnappingA 26-year-old Rotorua man has appeared in Rotorua District Court following the alleged kidnapping of a woman on Saturday.26 May 10:58 PM
New ZealandCar kidnap mum: 'She is one tough lady'Within 24 hours of buying her new car, Ana Eriepa was being dragged from the back of it at high speed as she tried to escape from the boot after being kidnapped.26 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandChild cases surgeInternational child abduction cases spiked by nearly a quarter in the past year, when 130 children were illegally moved in or out of New Zealand. Most were Kiwi kids taken overseas.25 May 05:30 PM
WorldScotland Yard sifts Maddie case cluesKate and Gerry McCann have welcomed news that Scotland Yard detectives have identified a number of suspects who could be responsible for their daughter's abduction six years ago.18 May 05:30 PM
WorldThe smart kidnappers are still out thereThe annals of criminal history are writ large with ordinary streets that hide dark secrets.12 May 05:30 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Let's care enough to interfereThere are a number of cases where young women have been abducted and locked away, but this latest case in Cleveland, where three young women were held captive for more than 10 years, is particularly nasty.11 May 05:30 PM
WorldJack Tame: Failure of community taints celebrations for survivorsShe had her top pulled high to cover her head and she moved in a shield of police. The crowd cheered and surged a little. Cameramen bustled and focused their lenses.11 May 05:30 PM
World'He can never be Daddy again'The two horrified daughters of the man charged with raping three women locked in his house for a decade have denounced their father, declaring: "We don't have monster in our blood."11 May 05:30 PM
WorldMr Castro stands before you captiveHands cuffed, his chin buried deep in the collar of his dark blue jumpsuit, Ariel Castro appeared in a Cleveland court yesterday.10 May 05:30 PM
WorldClose neighbourhood a mythWhatever happened to the mythical American neighbourhood, that Rockwellian idyll of friendliness and normality, where no problem cannot be resolved by the community spirit, and nothing nasty ever happens?10 May 05:30 PM
WorldMaddy's mum still keeping vigilKate McCann did something frighteningly normal recently. She stopped at a petrol station, and went in to pay, leaving her 8-year-old twins strapped in the back seat.19 Apr 05:30 PM
New Zealand'Kidnap' story could lead to jailA West Auckland man is facing up to 14 years in jail after he allegedly lied to police about being kidnapped and torching his own mother's car.17 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldPolice grill 'kidnapped' tycoonAn Irish property developer who was allegedly kidnapped for eight months has been released from police custody.16 Mar 08:30 PM
WorldKampusch on secret of captivityA film telling the story of Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch reveals for the first time that she was repeatedly raped by the man who abducted her as a schoolgirl.25 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandWomen who beat and tied up man jailedTwo Rotorua women who bashed a man over the head with a frying pan then tied him up, gagged him and robbed him have been jailed.18 Jan 03:09 AM
New ZealandCar deal ends in armed kidnappingFour Gisborne men are facing kidnapping and aggravated robbery charges after a car deal went wrong.18 Jan 03:01 AM
New ZealandPolice hunt abductor after girl grabbedPolice have issued a description of a man they say followed an 8-year-old girl and tried to drag her into his car - the latest in a series of abduction attempts in Auckland.17 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandLife in jail for thistle grubber murderA man who murdered an Auckland man with a thistle grubber has been jailed for life with a non-parole period of 21 years.23 Nov 05:07 AM
New ZealandBaby kidnapper had 'no evil intent'A woman who kidnapped a newborn baby from hospital to convince her partner she had given birth has been banned from having unsupervised access to babies.25 Oct 10:21 PM
New ZealandGuilty of bush murderWayne Bracken was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering Jack Davis in 2011. But co-accused Neville Dangen, 24 was found not guilty of the same charges.28 Sep 08:16 AM
New ZealandMurder-accused 'trimmed nails'A man accused of murdering an Auckland father was so forensically aware, he trimmed his nails and hair and burned bloody clothing, a court has been told.24 Sep 11:35 PM
