[28 NOV 00] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Man Dragged From Bed And Kidnapped

A man was dragged from his bed, driven to a quarry and attacked when he was kidnapped by two men.

The incident happened at 12.15pm on Saturday in Heath End Road Nuneaton, when an 18-year-old man was set upon by two Asian men.

They knocked on the door of his house and entered and went upstairs to his bedroom.

They grabbed him and dragged him to a red Ford fiesta, forced him inside and drove off.

He was later assaulted at Tusle Hill quarry and dumped there. The man walked back home in his bare feet before calling police. He need stitches for a wound and suffered bruising to his head.

Police are anxious to trace any witnesses, particularly two women who asked the man if he was alright when they saw him walking back.

Two men from Bedworth, one aged 55, the other 16, were arrested and questioned, but were released without charge.

One of the attackers was described as being in is 20s, and stocky. The other was younger and slim.