A terrified businessman was kidnapped at gunpoint, handcuffed and chained to a tree in remote rural spot.John Charles Spence, 51, then made threats to the victim's boss via e-mail, with a blackmail demand for £45,000.The bizarre plan was hatched by Spence, who held a grudge against their company, SMET UK LTD, which he felt owed him £2,000.Spence, formerly of Iona Way, Countesthorpe, was jailed for eight years.He admitted blackmail, kidnap, theft of a bank card and fraudulently using...
