Man abducted from his home in Southsea
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was abducted from a house in Southsea in the early hours of last Sunday 28. It is alleged that three men targeted a house in Beach Road and assaulted the 59-year-old victim before demanding money from him. The men drove the victim in a three-door light-grey Peugeot 206 car to a cash point machine in St Catherine’s Street, where they attempted to withdraw money from his bank account. After being unsuccessful in their attempt to get cash from the cash point, the men drove the victim to a car park on Long Curtain Road, Clarence Esplanade. At this location the suspects threw the victim into the sea. The man received minor injuries during the abduction. CCTV shows the suspects entered the car park in the Peugeot 206 on Long Curtain Road at 3.09am and left at 3.23am. The suspects were described as: Man one
- White.
- About 5’ 7″ tall.
- Late 20s – early 30’s.
- Short, brown hair.
- Clean shaven.
- He had a non-local, British accent.
- He was wearing a blue denim Wrangler jacket and black trousers
Man two
- White.
- About 6’ 2″ tall.
- Early 30’s.
- Medium build.
- Brown, ‘crew cut’ hair.
- Stubble.
- He was wearing a green jumper and blue Levi jeans
Man three
- White.
- About 5’ 9″ tall.
- Stocky build.
- Brown hair, cut in a very short skinhead hair.
- He was wearing black trousers, dark brown, v-necked jumper over a shirt, which had a blue and white striped collar.
Police would like to hear from anyone who has any information that could help with their investigation. Do you recognise the men from the descriptions given? Were you in the Beach Road area of Southsea in the early hours of Sunday and did you see the suspects? Or were you in the Clarence Esplanade / Long Curtain Road car park area between about 3-4am on Sunday? If you have any information contact the Police on 101 RMS Number: 44160083968
