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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former Australian cricket Stuart MacGill has broken the silence about his alleged abduction and assault by saying he “has done nothing wrong” and the ordeal has caused heavy taxes on his family.
The 50-year-old former legspinner was allegedly abducted near his home in Sydney on April 14 and taken to another city where he was beaten and threatened with a gun.
He was released an hour after his imprisonment, and no ransom was paid for his release.
New South Wales State police have accused four men of the incident, including the brother of MacGill’s partner Maria O’Meagher, and said on Monday they were looking for three other men who were involved.
MacGill waited five days to report the incident, but police said he was “purely” a victim.
“I know I haven’t done anything wrong, Maria hasn’t done anything wrong. If people decide to think something contrary to what both I and the police have put forward, then they will be left to their duties,” MacGill told Australian broadcaster Nine Network.
According to police, MacGill had presented his partner to his brother, a reputable drug dealer known to Sonny as police before his alleged abduction.
MacGill, who served as a manager at a partner-owned Sydney restaurant, said he and his partner portrayed people “all the time” as a restaurant.
“We consider ourselves innocent parties here. Part of the hospitality ensures that the room works,” he said.
The restaurant closed this month, and the father of two, MacGill, said friends betrayed him.
“It’s hurt my family, and I know a lot of people don’t really know what’s going on,” he said.
“But I can put us both in the same boat. We don’t know what’s going on.”
(Rapporteur: Ian Ransom; Editor: Shri Navaratnam)
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