Two men convicted after Stoke Newington kidnap and torture ordeal

Convicted: Anthony Malone and Ranjit Gojra

Two men who kidnapped and tortured two brothers after a business dispute were convicted at Snaresbrook Crown Court this week.

Anthony Malone, 40, and Ranjit Gojra, 40, subjected Mohammed and Haq Narwaz to a terrifying nine-hour ordeal in April 2007.

Malone, who was the first person ever to be extradited from Afghanistan to the UK after fleeing there following the offence, was found guilty of two counts of kidnap, two counts of false imprisonment and two counts of actual bodily harm. He will be sentenced on Tuesday 3 April.

Gojra was found guilty of two counts of actual bodily harm and was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for each offence, which he will serve concurrently.

The brutal attack took place at offices in Wilmer Place, Stoke Newington, on 20 April 2007.

Mohammed Narwaz, then aged 27, had been involved in a property deal with Malone and Gojra and brought his brother Haq, then aged 51, with him to a meeting.

Gojra accused Mohammed of owing them money and he and Malone then searched, stripped and handcuffed the two brothers.

Over the next three hours Malone and Gojra held the brothers prisoner while they beat and tortured them.

They placed sacks over the brothers’ heads while they punched them and attacked them with a hammer, a rope and a blowtorch.

They then bundled the victims into a van and drove them around London for five hours, threatening them and their families before leaving them on a residential street in Chelsea.

Both brothers suffered extensive bruising and cuts from the ordeal.

Witness statements and DNA evidence from the crime scene led to the convictions, and Acting Detective Inspector Perry Benton praised the brothers’ bravery in coming forward.

He said: “This was a horrific and prolonged attack that has had a devastating effect on the two victims as well as their families.

“They have displayed great courage during the trial where they were forced to recount every traumatic detail. We hope that today’s result brings them some solace and allows them to move on with their lives.”

Another man, Gregory Little, 33, who was the driver during the attack, was found guilty of kidnapping in 2009 and jailed for four years.