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Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill, has spoken out about his alleged kidnapping and assault. He also said he did nothing wrong and the incident had a bad impact on his family.
The 50-year-old was kidnapped from near his home in Sydney on April 14 and taken to another part of the city where he was beaten and threatened with a gun. However, he was released after an hour and no ransom was taken for the kidnap.
The police charged four men over the incident, including the brother of MacGill's partner Maria O'Meagher, and said on Monday they were searching for three other men believed to be involved.
"I know that I have done nothing wrong, Maria has done nothing wrong. If people choose to think something contrary to what’s been presented by both myself and the police, then that’s up to them," MacGill told in an interview.
MacGill who worked as a manager at a Sydney restaurant owned by his partner, said he and his partner introduced people in their capacity as restaurant owners. Police said MacGill had introduced his partner's brother to a reputed drug dealer known to police as "Sonny" before his alleged abduction.
"We consider ourselves to be the innocent parties in this one. Part of hospitality is making sure the room works. It's hurt my family, and I know that a lot of people don’t really know what’s going on. But I can put both of us in the same boat too. We don’t know what’s going on,” he added.