bit of a long story. 2 of my mates (one of which i rent a house with) gave 3 known criminals (only been out of prison 3 weeks, complete scum) a lift on saturday night to a pub which is 2 miles up the road, halfway there there started an argument and beat up on of my mates not the one who i live with who wasnt driving. the car was stopped and he got a kicking but managed to get away, whilst my mate who was driving was forced to remain in the car, after that he was kidnapped and had his car taken off of him and forced to sit in the back between the 2 of the 3 P**cks. he was slapped, Punched, told if he looks at them then he will be shot and all night implying that they had guns. they dropped him off at his parents house after about 4 hours and told if he tells the police they will come back and 'deal with anyone in there' and drove off in his car. he called the police straight away and one of them was caught in his car at 3 in the morning and the other 2 were picked up by the police around the same time. the were refused bail on monday and there court date for crown court is in november.
What i need the advice about is the so called mate who took a kicking has just retracted his statement coz he needs to think of his kids apparently, so its my mate i live withs word against the 3 others. what are the odds that at least 2 of them are going to be released? im seriously thinking of moving back in with my folks now, if they find out where we live and they do get out then i really dont want to think about whats going to happen.