F1 boss Ecclestone mother-in-law rescued after kidnappers err

August 02, 2016 00:23

A series of accidents and errors by bungling kidnappers led to the release -- apparently with no shots fired and no ransom paid -- of Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law after nine days in captivity in Brazil, it has emerged.

Aparecida Schunk was found tied-up but unharmed in a rented flat on Sunday night in Cotia, a low-income district of So Paulo, after armed police from the citys anti-kidnap division smashed down the garage door and stormed the building.

Ecclestone, the Formula One chief and Britains fourth richest man with a net worth estimated at 3.2bn, had reportedly not paid a penny of the 28m ransom.

The alleged mastermind of the operation was Jorge Eurico da Silva Faria, a helicopter pilot who was used by the Ecclestone family and others involved in Formula One racing in Brazil.

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