Kidnapping and false imprisonment are separate and serious criminal offences. If you are being investigated for either kidnap or false imprisonment you should speak to a specialist criminal defence solicitor straight away.

In any situation where you are arrested and taken to the police station for an interview under caution, you will be entitled to free criminal law legal aid. That means a criminal defence solicitor at Holborn Law can represent your interests in a kidnap or false imprisonment criminal investigation. 

If you are charged with an offence, you may also qualify for criminal legal aid for court representation by a criminal defence solicitor.

Call Holborn Law for Criminal Defence Services 

For criminal defence advice, get in touch with us today on 0203 633 6655 or email  info@holbornlaw.co.uk and a member of our team will get back to you.

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If you urgently need our criminal defence services, our lawyers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you need help, please call us on 07956 676 252. 

Kidnap And False Imprisonment Offences

In kidnap and false imprisonment investigations you need expert criminal defence services covering:

You have the right to ask the police to call Holborn Law to help you with your interview under caution. You are not restricted to advice from a duty solicitor.

If you are charged with kidnap or false imprisonment, then you can still call our specialist criminal defence solicitors and we can discuss your circumstances.

What Is Kidnap

You could be accused of kidnap if you take someone against their will. Kidnap does not have to be by force. You can also kidnap someone by using fraud to get them to come with you. For example, you could be accused of abducting a child off the street using force or fraud; by telling the child that the child’s mother has asked you to collect them. 

Kidnap deprives an adult or child of their liberty without the person’s consent. It can be done for financial gain (ransom) or as part of sexual offending or drug-related offences or be family related (the kidnap of a spouse or partner).

What Is False Imprisonment

The offence of false imprisonment involves unlawfully and intentionally restraining a person and not allowing them the freedom to leave. The offence of false imprisonment could take place if you refuse to let someone leave your premises because they owe you money or if you have kept your spouse locked in the family home.  

In some situations, you can be accused of both kidnap and false imprisonment. For example, if you kidnapped a person off the street by using force and then took them to a property and refused to release them and there was no means of escape, such as an unlocked door.

Criminal Investigations

If the police suspect you of either kidnap or false imprisonment you are likely to be arrested unless the allegations are historical in nature. With historic allegations, you may be asked to attend a police station voluntarily for an interview under caution. An example of a historic allegation is an adult claiming that when they were a child you falsely imprisoned them.

As any accusation of kidnap or false imprisonment is serious you need specialist criminal law legal advice on the criminal investigation and your response to it. For example, whilst you may want to fully cooperate with the police, there may be very sound reasons why you should exercise your right to silence during a police interview.

At Holborn Law our kidnap and false imprisonment solicitors will tailor their advice to your situation, so you get the best advice and representation to protect your interests.

Why Choose Holborn Law  

When you are facing serious criminal charges, you want the best criminal defence solicitors on your side. 

At Holborn Law, we understand that you don’t just need sound legal advice on the law on kidnap and false imprisonment. You also need us to take the time to listen to you to find out the circumstances surrounding the case. Through listening and investigating, we can robustly defend your interests in an interview or in any court proceedings.

How to Get in Contact

As specialist criminal defence solicitors, we provide 24-hour legal advice and criminal defence representation.

Our Dartford office in Kent is staffed Monday – Friday, from 9 am – 5 pm. For expert legal advice call us on 0203 633 6655 or email us at info@holbornlaw.co.uk. 

If you need urgent out-of-hours criminal defence legal advice, call us on 07956 676 252.

In addition to our Kent offices, we have a by-appointment-only office in central London.