Kidnapped crypto trader breaks ankles jumping from 30-foot balcony

A kidnapped crypto trader who was allegedly threatened with torture and death by a gang demanding €30,000 ($31,000) for his release, broke both ankles leaping from a 30-foot balcony in a desperate bid to escape, according to news reports.

The 34-year-old met his alleged captors in Marbella, Spain where they persuaded him to join them for drinks at an apartment in Estepona. The gang then allegedly kidnapped him and told him to pay a ransom using crypto from his clients’ accounts or face torture.

The victim pretended to comply and made a call, he claimed, to a client to get the codes he needed to access the crypto. However, he instead contacted a friend who subsequently led police to the apartment where he was being held.

Before police arrived, however, the alleged victim took matters into his own hands, attempting to escape via the apartment’s balcony while the kidnappers were distracted. Unfortunately, the escape didn’t go to plan and he fell, breaking both of his ankles.