Two charged and two more arrested in connection with Southampton kidnap and assault

Officers investigating the kidnap and assault of a man in Southampton have now charged two men in connection with the incident.

It was reported to us that a man in his 20s and a man in his 30s had been assaulted on Rowborough Road on the evening of Wednesday 17 January. It was also reported that the man in his 20s had been forced into a car against his will. Neither man was seriously hurt.

As part of our enquiries, specialist officers attended an address on Sycamore Road in Shirley Warren at 1.30am on Saturday (20 January) and arrested a 20-year-old man from Southampton. The man - Lloyd Baker, of Coxford Road, has now been charged with assault, kidnap and possession of an offensive weapon.

A second man, 23-year-old Albie Samways of Wimpson Lane, has also been charged with assault and kidnap. Both are due to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday 24 January).

As part of our investigation we have today (Wednesday 24 January) carried out a warrant at an address on William Macleod Way and arrested a 20-year-old man from Southampton on suspicion of conspiring to kidnap.

A 42-year-old man from Southampton has also today been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to kidnap, while a 27-year-old man from Southampton has been arrested on suspicion of kidnap. The three men remain in custody at the current time.