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| Murphy "Poky" Granthum being held without bail at the London Constable's Office |
5 Aug 2014-- INTERNATIONAL--GLOBAL WATCH
STORY BY LE CAVALIER
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LONDON, U.K.-- A notorious gangster belonging to the Liverpool Hardingwell Firm, is being
held without bail in a London jail for accidentally kidnapping his own son.
held without bail in a London jail for accidentally kidnapping his own son.
Murphy Granthum, known as "Poky", intended to nab the son of Marc Richard, a business
owner who fell in debt with the Hardingwell firm last year. Sources say, Granthum was hand
picked to do the job because his own son attended the same primary school as Richard's.
owner who fell in debt with the Hardingwell firm last year. Sources say, Granthum was hand
picked to do the job because his own son attended the same primary school as Richard's.
On the afternoon of the kidnapping, the school was having a fancy dress party in
celebration of the student's high test scores. "I was told the boy would be dressed like Darth
Vader. That was my target--Darth Vader," Granthum said handcuffed to a gurney.
celebration of the student's high test scores. "I was told the boy would be dressed like Darth
Vader. That was my target--Darth Vader," Granthum said handcuffed to a gurney.
Unbeknowst to him, his own son had decided to wear the same costume. Police told us
Granthum hid behind a wall as the children made their way through a narrow corridor. Tying a
piece of candy to a string, he lured his victim away from the group towards his dark hideout.
When the boy was close enough Granthum threw a sack over his head and smothered his
face to his chest preventing screams for help.
Granthum hid behind a wall as the children made their way through a narrow corridor. Tying a
piece of candy to a string, he lured his victim away from the group towards his dark hideout.
When the boy was close enough Granthum threw a sack over his head and smothered his
face to his chest preventing screams for help.
"That wasn't the end of it," Chief Inspector Roland said. "Granthum gave his boy a folding
blade for situations such as this and the boy did just what he was tought to do, he stabbed his
captor square in the chest." With a knife embedded in his sternum, Granthum dropped the
boy and fell to the ground. Screaming for help, the boy pulled off the hood and costume
helmet only to see his father lying in a pool of blood. Granthum, looking up at his terrified son,
could only murmer, "You're not supposed to be Darth Vader!", before passing out. Police
arrived and placed him under arrest while paramedics administered first aid. No information
blade for situations such as this and the boy did just what he was tought to do, he stabbed his
captor square in the chest." With a knife embedded in his sternum, Granthum dropped the
boy and fell to the ground. Screaming for help, the boy pulled off the hood and costume
helmet only to see his father lying in a pool of blood. Granthum, looking up at his terrified son,
could only murmer, "You're not supposed to be Darth Vader!", before passing out. Police
arrived and placed him under arrest while paramedics administered first aid. No information
concerning judiciary proceedings have been released.
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