The Bailiff, Sir Philip Bailhache was speaking as he sentenced the two eighteen year olds and two seventeen year olds involved to a total of eight and a half years in youth detention.

John Michael Beamer, from Jersey, was sentenced to three years in youth detention after admitting kidnap and two counts of grave and criminal assault.

Jean Paul Martin was also sentenced to three years after admitting a lesser charge of aiding and abetting Beamer in the kidnap and a further count of grave and criminal assault.

Two seventeen year olds

Two seventeen year old boys who cannot be named for legal reasons were also sentenced to youth detention.

The first pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the kidnap and was sentenced to 12 months detention.

The second 17 year old pleaded guilty to common assault and was also found guilty of aiding and abetting the kidnap following a trial by the Royal Court, he was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.