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Sunningdale murder: four men charged over 'kidnap torture killing'
Four men, including a father and his two sons, have been charged with murdering a kidnap victim whose battered body was found in a white van in Sunningdale.

The men, from Cambridge, appeared Slough Magistrates' Court charged with killing Shaleem Amar, from Hancocks Mount, Sunningdale, near Ascot.
Detectives have been investigating whether Mr Amar, a 33 year-old married father of three may have been held captive for up to a month in a nearby £3million property.
The kidnap victim, is thought to have been “tortured” after he died from severe head injuries.
On Friday night police said the four men charged were Tom Johnston, 24, Ben Johnston, 26, Robert Johnston, 56, all from Pampisford, Cambridge, and Shaun Matthews, 54, from Whittlesford, Cambridge. The Johnstons are all related.
Mr Amar was discovered in the back of a white Mercedes Sprinter van on Wednesday after Thames Valley Police firearms officers pulled over the vehicle on the A30 in Sunningdale.
A post-mortem examination showed Mr Amar, who had moved to the area with his family just two months ago, died from head injuries.
Detectives have been searching the multi-million pound six-bedroom mansion Mr Amar and his family lived in.
He had an eight-year-old son and two daughters aged seven and three.
The case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Mike Franklin, IPCC commissioner for the south east, said: "It took 37 minutes from the point that the van was stopped until officers discovered the injured man.
"At first glance this seems like a long time. However, based on what was known to police at that time, I am satisfied that there was no reason why officers should have suspected anybody was injured in the back of the van."

Gigs baron ordered van torture kidnap

A RUTHLESS tobacco baron is suspected of ordering the kidnap and torture of a man found dying in a van, The Sun can reveal.
The battered victim is believed to have owed money to the criminal Mr Big.
The gang who snatched the man, in his 40s, were being investigated by Revenue and Customs officers on suspicion of smuggling millions of cigarettes into the country.
Customs agents alerted police about the kidnap plot after a tip-off.
Armed officers halted a white Mercedes Sprinter van in Sunningdale, Berks - home to celebs such as Bruce Forsyth and Gary Lineker - and arrested four men.
It was 45 minutes before the dying victim was found in a sack in the van.
He had been repeatedly hit with a sledgehammer and a post-mortem confirmed yesterday that he died of head injuries.
The victim - due to be formally identified today - is thought to have been tortured at a £3million mansion called Tresanton in Sunningdale.
He is believed to have been living at the sprawling property about two miles from where the van was stopped.
One source said: "We believe the victim sustained his injuries at the house and was then wrapped inside sacks and put in the back of the van."
Police stood guard yesterday as forensics experts combed the house, recently advertised for rent by property developer John Morris for £9,000 a month.
Mr Morris, 62, is behind the nearby Charters complex - swish flats where Sir Cliff Richard has a penthouse.
A neighbour said Tresanton was unoccupied from last summer until about four weeks ago.
Butcher Mark Quinn told yesterday how he cornered one suspect after cops captured the other three.
Mr Quinn, 32, said: "He was covered in blood and I saw him run into a garden and hide behind a bush. I grabbed hold of him and police came and took him away in handcuffs."
Magistrates in Slough yesterday gave police an extra 36 hours to quiz the suspects, aged 24, 26, 54, and 56.

Kidnap victim 'bludgeoned to death' and found in back of van was married father-of-three

A kidnap victim who was found dying in the back of a van has been identified as 40-year-old Shaleem Amar.
Mr Amar, of Sunningdale, was married and father to an eight-year-old boy and two daughters aged seven and three.
A post-mortem examination carried out yesterday revealed Mr Amar had died of head injuries.
Mr Amar and his family are believed to have begun renting a £3million mansion in the leafy village two months ago.
Yesterday it emerged he could have been held in the 'dungeon' of the gated mansion for weeks.

Kidnap spot? Tresanton in Sunningdale is now being searched by police in connection with the murder

Detectives investigating the mysterious abduction in a leafy Berkshire village have switched their investigation to the six-bedroom mansion.
Bizarrely, Tresanton - a luxury property in Sunningdale - was at the centre of a High Court battle over its sale several years ago to businessman John Morris.
The house, which is yards from Cliff Richard's penthouse flat, was sealed off by police last night as detectives from the Major Crime Unit combed it for clues.
Neighbours say it was empty until around four weeks ago, when they started to spot lights and 'strange' activity.
Police insiders have reportedly said the house has a basement with a double-padlocked steel door.
One resident, who refused to be named for fear of reprisals, said: 'In the last four weeks there have been lights on in the house at night.
'There appeared to be lots of activity inside and it seemed very strange. An old dark coloured BMW 3-series was the car that was parked outside.
'Very strangely, police came to my house on Wednesday and out of the blue asked if we were okay. We all were fine and they did not tell us anything more - it was very odd indeed.
'Until four weeks ago the last time Tresanton was occupied was last summer. I think a wealthy family was in there for about eight weeks and during that time somebody gave birth.'
In 2008, Barry McKay - a previous owner of the property - sued top estate agency Savills over its sale, claiming the price was way below its true value.
The house, which has a gym, swimming pool and tennis courts, has recently been advertised for rent at a cost of £9,000-a-month.
Thames Valley Police said: 'We conducted a forensic examination of the house in connection with the murder inquiry. Officers were searching the property from 3pm yesterday and are still in place today.'

Murder probe: Police stopped the white van in the leafy Berkshire village and found a dying man in the back

Four men are still in police custody on suspicion of kidnap and murder after Mr Amar was found dying in the back of a white van stopped in the village.
Detectives were yesterday granted an extra 36 hours to question the suspects, aged 24, 26, 54 and 56 .
Thames Valley Police today refused to comment on claims that a tobacco baron might have ordered the hit on the victim.
His kidnappers were allegedly under investigation by Revenue and Customs over a cigarette smuggling operation, according to The Sun.
It was apparently customs officials who alerted police about the kidnap plot after a tip-off, which led to the operation on Wednesday.


Witnesses have suggested it was at least 45 minutes after the swoop that officers realised there was a badly beaten man in the back of the vehicle.
As a result of the man's death, the case has been reported to the Independent Police Complaints Commission by Thames Valley Police.
He was found 'breathing shallowly' in what is said to have been a cement sack and died of head injuries. He will be formally identified today.
Superintendent Richard Humphrey, police commander for the Slough area, said he was not 'readily visible' and was 'only found when a thorough search was undertaken'.
Mr Amar, who is believed to have been battered with a sledgehammer, and was not wearing a shirt or shoes, was still alive though unconscious
Witnesses said he was wrapped in a tarpaulin bag and looked like he had been tortured or burned.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate him for about 40 minutes but he died at the scene.
One of the four gunmen, barefoot and covered in blood, bumped into shoppers on Sunningdale High Street as he tried to flee from police, but was later captured.
The well-to-do area, which is home to the prestigious Wentworth and Sunningdale golf courses, is popular with celebrities including Chris Evans.
The drama unfolded at about 1pm on Wednesday on the A30 London Road which runs through the centre of Sunningdale.
An eyewitness, who asked not to be named, said: ‘I was driving behind a white van down the London Road when the police suddenly came from nowhere and stopped it.
‘It did not seem like the van had done anything wrong and then suddenly it was surrounded by armed police with guns. They got everybody out and they all started running off.
‘There was a body in a bag in the back of a van. When I saw him he was still alive and was making a noise. I think it was some sort of kidnapping.’

A secretary at law firm Campbell and Hooper said she saw the victim as she came back from her lunchbreak.
‘He only had bottoms on and I could see his chest and face were all red, like he had been burned. It was awful,’ she said.
Witnesses said a sledgehammer was recovered from the van, a 1999-registered Mercedes Sprinter diesel.
They also said the men in the van were heavily armed with what they believed were machine guns.