Pastor at young offender’s church forced into a barrel as blackmailers demand £250k

A pastor was held hostage and forced into a barrel by a gang who demanded £250,000 for his release, a court heard. Estate agent Edward Pink, 29, organised the kidnapping of Qedar Mullins, 28, after claiming he had lost investments through the south-London based Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church. The evangelical church, also known as ‘SPAC Nation’, had been praised for helping ex-gang members and offenders but it was struck off the Charity Commission register in 2024 for alleged financial mismanagement….