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PICTURED: Black Country trio who snatched mother and children in broad daylight kidnapping

Here are the faces of the men who bundled a mother and her three children into a car during  a 'terrifying' kidnapping in broad daylight in a town centre.

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The trio were jailed for over 17 years at Shrewsbury Crown Court this week for the kidnap which happened on Leg Street in Oswestry, Shropshire, in March.

A woman and three children were kidnapped, despite the best efforts of members of the public trying to stop the offenders.

The victims were saved by police, unharmed, a short time later.

Leg Street

Mohammed Ansar Khan, 31, and from Whitehall Road, Tipton, West Midlands, pleaded guilty to kidnap at an earlier hearing and was sentenced to six years in prison.

Muserat Khan, 36, and from Greets Green Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, pleaded guilty to kidnap at an earlier hearing and was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison.

Ateek Khan, 28, and from Oak Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, pleaded guilty to kidnap and was sentenced to five years and five months in prison.

The charge of conspiracy to kidnapping against a fourth man was dropped.

Detective Sergeant Lee Holehouse from West Mercia Police said: "This case involved the kidnap of a woman and three children by a group of people who clearly had no regard for their welfare or the law.

"This was a completely unjustified, terrifying incident for them, I hope that the significant custodial sentences reinforce the partnership message that criminal activity will not be tolerated within Shropshire."

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