A MAN was allegedly abducted, held hostage, threatened and robbed in Irvine.
Frank Milne pleaded not guilty to the allegations during a brief pre-trial hearing at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last week.
The 51-year-old and a co-accused are alleged to have abducted a man, detained him against his will, assaulted and then robbed him at an address in Clark Drive.
The Crown's indictment states they placed him within a property, removed and withheld the keys and "refused to allow him to leave said property and detained him against his will" on January 13 this year.
The charge states they repeatedly punched him on the head, repeatedly demanded a sum of money, and refused to allow him to leave until he provided the cash.
Prosecutors claim the accused repeatedly threatened to further detain him, threatened him with violence, and threatened to kill him, before robbing him of a quantity of money.
Milne, listed as an inmate at HMP Kilmarnock, pleaded not guilty when he appeared in the dock, represented by defence solicitor Peter Murray.
Stephanie McCall, 36, of Caldon Road, was listed as a co-accused on the indictment but was not present in court.
Bail was continued and the case will be called again next month.
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