Three jailed for using violence to extract PIN number

Three men have been give jail terms after using violence to force another man to reveal the PIN number on his bank card, the news website deník.cz reported. A court in Hradec Kralové on Tuesday sentenced two of the perpetrators to seven years in prison and the third to five years. The three lured a 54-year-old man to a flat in the city in May, knowing he had just sold property and would have a lot of money in his account. They first tried to drug their victim, before later stealing his card and using violence to make him to give up the PIN number.

Author: Ian Willoughby