True crime · 29.07.2024
A failed kidnapping in the Old Town
On 29 July 2024 men disguised as painters pulled up in a rented van outside an apartment building in Tallinn's Old Town. Their target was Tim Heath, an Australian who had lived in Estonia since the early 2000s and founded Yolo Group, a firm behind betting and crypto casino platforms. According to prosecutors, the men beat Heath in the hallway but could not get him into the van, because he fought back. They fled on foot, and police found documents linked to the plot in the van. The group had booked a sauna house in Voose village, where he was apparently to be taken. A Georgian suspect, who denies involvement, was arrested.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
29. juulil 2024 peatus Tallinna vanalinnas ühe kortermaja ees renditud kaubik, milles olid maalriteks maskeerunud mehed. Nende sihtmärk oli Tim Heath, 2000. aastate algusest Eestis elav austraallane, kes asutas kihlveo- ja krüptokasiinoplatvorme arendava Yolo Groupi. Prokuratuuri andmetel peksid mehed Heathi trepikojas, kuid ei suutnud teda kaubikusse vedada, sest ta hakkas vastu. Mehed põgenesid jalgsi ja politsei leidis kaubikust kuriteoga seotud dokumente. Seltskond oli broneerinud Voose külas saunamaja, kuhu Heath ilmselt pidi viidama. Vahistati ka Gruusia kodanikust kahtlustatav, kes eitab oma osalust.