REPORTS CRAUGHWELL BUSINESSMAN PAID RANSOM TO CAPTORS
Date Published: 04-Feb-2013
The Craughwell businessman who appeared in Leitrim last week after claiming to be held captive says his kidnappers were paid 80 thousand as a ransom.
The Irish Independent reports that Kevin Michael McGeever told his family that his captors had demanded 10 million euro.
The 58 year old property developer, who is originally from Mayo, was reported missing to Gort gardai by his partner in June.
He is still being treated for malnutrition and dehydration in a private room in Mullingar General Hospital.