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A 35-year-old man was kidnapped, beaten, and stabbed by two men he knew in Frederick Settlement on Sunday night.

Police said Premadave Maraj, also known as “Coca,” was walking along Frederick Settlement around 10:30 p.m. when he was accosted by two men . The suspects forced Maraj into a black four-door pickup van and took him against his will to a residence.

Once inside, Maraj was locked in a room and assaulted with a wooden mop handle, a cutlass, and a piece of iron. During the attack, one suspect allegedly stabbed Maraj in the right side of his chest. The suspects then fled the scene.