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Belgian Court sentences three for crypto coach’s wife kidnapping

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Last updated: 04/07/2025 7:26 Chiều
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Published 04/07/2025
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A Belgian court has sentenced three for the abduction of a crypto coach’s wife, marking another high-profile case amid the rising wave of crypto kidnappings in France.

The Brussels Criminal Court court has sentenced three kidnappers to 12 years in prison for the abduction of the wife of crypto investor and trading coach Stéphane Winkel, as initially reported by local news agency La Dernière Heure.

The incident occurred in December last year outside their home in Forest, Brussels, where the victim was forcibly taken and held hostage in a van. After Winkel raised the alarm, police chased the vehicle and ultimately stopped it near Bruges, freeing the victim and apprehending the suspects.

The court also ordered the convicted kidnappers to pay over one million euros in civil damages to the victim, rejecting kidnappers’ claims that they acted under duress.

While the three perpetrators were held accountable, the court said that the masterminds behind the attack remain unidentified.

Winkel’s case is part of a disturbing wave of crypto-related kidnappings sweeping across France. Most recently, a 26-year-old TikTok influencer in Juvisy-sur-Orge, near Paris, was abducted by four men demanding €50K in crypto. The attackers targeted the influencer due to his social media presence, but released him when they found his crypto accounts nearly empty.

Other cases include the abduction and mutilation of a wealthy crypto investor’s father, who was held for a €7 million ransom, and an attempted kidnapping of the CEO of Paris-based crypto exchange Paymium’s daughter, who was saved by bystanders and her partner.

These incidents reflect a growing trend from last year, with France accounting for 6 of the 22 confirmed crypto-related kidnappings worldwide — more than any other country, according to Cybernews.

France likely emerged as a hotspot for crypto kidnappings due to its concentration of visible crypto founders and companies like Ledger and Paymium. The 2020 Ledger data breach, which exposed the names and home addresses of thousands of wallet buyers, further amplified French users’ vulnerability to these attacks.

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