A MAN who kidnapped a 12-year-old Mudgeeraba boy from his home in May 2018 has admitted to his part in the plot.
The charges against a second man alleged to be involved in a kidnapping were dropped.
Zhenjie (Kenny) Zhang, 54, pleaded guilty in the Southport District Court on Monday to kidnapping in May 2018 and extortion between January and May 2018.
It was alleged Zhang snatched the boy from his home after school in May 2018 sparking a hunt for the boy.
He was found in northern New South Wales tied to a car seat.
Zhenjie Zhang when he was arrested in 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt)
The kidnapping was allegedly an attempt to recover a multi-million gambling debt form the boy’s father.
Zhang said during the arraignment and through t…
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