28.06.2021
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Two more charged over MacGill kidnapping

Two more men have been charged over the alleged kidnapping of ex-cricketer Stuart MacGill off a north Sydney street.
Two more men have been charged over the alleged kidnapping of ex-cricketer Stuart MacGill.

Two more men have been charged over the alleged kidnapping of former Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill in Sydney.

MacGill was in April allegedly abducted at gunpoint off a Cremorne street and driven to Bringelly in Sydney's southwest. He was assaulted and threatened with a firearm at the site.

An hour later, he was driven to the Belmore area and released.

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Police allege the two men were at Bringelly when MacGill was taken to the site and helped assault him, along with another man.

The pair - aged 22 and 19 - were on Monday escorted from Silverwater jail to Parramatta Police Station and arrested.

Both were charged with detaining in company and participating in a criminal group, and were remanded in custody to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Tuesday.

The third man who allegedly contributed to MacGill's assault is outstanding and is still wanted by police.

Four other men have already been charged over the incident and remain before the courts.

The spin bowler earlier this month spoke to Nine's A Current Affair about a situation "that he couldn't have done much about".

"I was in a situation that is foreign to me and I was physically and mentally intimidated," MacGill said on the program.

He also told the program: "I know I've done nothing wrong."

Perth-born MacGill played 44 Tests for Australia, taking 208 wickets at 29.02.

He later moved into hospitality, running Neutral Bay restaurant Aristotle's, which he said he was forced to shut down.

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