Belmont man kidnapped

A 35-year-old man who is a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association was kidnapped around 2 am yesterday.

Damien Schneider, 35, of Sandhurst Street, Belmont, left his home on Saturday in company with a friend. The two went to Club Coconuts and later to a pub at Chase Village, Chaguanas, where they limed until early yesterday. The friend told police that the last time he saw Schneider was when he dropped him off. An eyewitness told officers of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad that Schneider was driving his car close to his home when he was confronted by two men. The men forced him into a waiting car while another man took control of Schneider’s car, a green Toyota Tercell. When Schneider failed to return home, a report was made to the Belmont Police. The car was discovered intact at Beetham Estate yesterday. Fingerprints experts were called out to try and lift prints from the car. Schneider is the son of a businessman involved in real estate. Up until late yesterday no ransom was demanded by the kidnappers.