Five men who staged the fake kidnapping of a handcuffed man and posted footage of his 'escape' on YouTube have been charged by West Australian police.
Detectives originally called for witnesses last September after reports a handcuffed youth had apparently rolled out the back of a vehicle onto a busy Perth street. One eyewitness told police she had seen a thin, fair-skinned male aged about 14 roll out the back of a white-coloured ute or hatch vehicle.
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The boy was reportedly wearing underpants but no shirt or shoes and was handcuffed, with his mouth taped. On Tuesday, police said they would allege the incident was a planned hoax by five men, who recorded the incident, edited the footage and uploaded it to the YouTube account of one of the alleged offenders.
A police spokeswoman said significant police resources had been expended at the time to investigate the suspected kidnapping. A 25-year-old Balcatta man, 23-year-old Shenton Park man, 22-year-old West Leederville man, 21-year-old Wembley man and a 21-year-old Carine man have been charged with creating a false belief and will appear in Perth Magistrates Court on March 5.
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