塔斯马尼亚两名兄弟因2023年9月12日在运货集装箱内绑架一名17岁少年并用电锯威胁其而受到法律制裁[1]。其中，Brady John Ludbey因两项暴力罪名认罪，法官Tamara Jago判其8个月缓刑和98小时社区服务[1]。其兄长Wayne Ludbey将于8月14日宣判[1]。
法官在庭审中对行为表示严厉谴责，指出"你们的行为令人非常担忧。受害人当时仅17岁，他还是个孩子"[1]。这名少年因此次事件遭受心理创伤，并在医院接受了割伤和淤伤的治疗[1]。
Two Tasmanian brothers have faced court consequences for a violent incident in which they kidnapped and threatened a teenager with a chainsaw. Brady John Ludbey pleaded guilty to two counts of violence-related offenses and received a suspended sentence of eight months plus 98 hours of community service [1]. His brother Wayne Ludbey is scheduled to be sentenced on August 14 [1].
The incident occurred on September 12, 2023, when the brothers confined a 17-year-old boy inside a shipping container in Strahan on Tasmania's west coast [1]. Judge Tamara Jago criticized their actions during sentencing, stating: "Your behaviour was… very concerning. The complainant was only 17 years of age. He was a child." [1] The victim sustained physical injuries including cuts and bruises that required hospital treatment and continues to experience ongoing psychological trauma from the ordeal [1].