Three jailed over involvement in kidnap plot

Three people involved in the kidnap of a man in East Yorkshire have been jailed.

Toma Vitkauskaite, 26, Emilio Romano, 24, and Mohammed Hussain, 24, were charged over an incident in Cottingham in June 2025, which left the victim seriously injured, police said.

Vitkauskaite, Hussain and Romano were each jailed for six years at Hull Crown Court earlier.

Det Con Simon Holmes, of Humberside Police, previously said the victim was "subjected to a horrific level of violence and trauma in a targeted and premeditated attack that left him in a life-threatening condition".

"Despite the severity of the injuries he sustained, it is fortunate that the man was able to leave the address and, thankfully, he has since made a full recovery," Holmes added.

Vitkauskaite, Hussain and Romano entered guilty pleas during a trial that began on 18 November 2025.

Vitkauskaite, of Eppleworth Road in Cottingham, pleaded guilty to kidnapping on day one of the trial and admitted false imprisonment on day two.

Hussain, of Harborough Avenue in Sheffield, pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and assault on the second day of the trial.

Romano, of Hadleigh Close in Hull, pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and assault on day three of the trial.

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