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Kenyan student accused of faking kidnap for ransom
Police in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, have arrested a medical student who allegedly faked his own kidnap to demand ransom from his parents.Edwin Kamau, 23, is accused of "disappearing" on Sunday and calling his mother days later to ask for 70,000 shillings ($593; £494) ransom.
An initial instalment of the ransom was paid on Wednesday, but police say the student went on a drinking spree in the outskirts of the city with a woman who spiked his drink and stole the money.
On Thursday, he demanded and was paid a second instalment of the ransom but was arrested soon after and the money found stuffed in his shoes.
Police say the student confessed to have squandered money meant for last semester fees and faked his kidnap to raise money.
The suspect is waiting to be arraigned in court.
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Reads like a great film.Guy fakes his own kidnapping, gets spiked in a bar celebrating, gets all his money stolen, then goes back and asks for more.
