Schoolboy to give evidence against builders in kidnap trial

A schoolboy will give evidence during half-term against two builders accused of kidnapping him in the belief he had broken into a Mercedes, a court heard. George Holland, 24, and Phillip Johnson, 33, allegedly beat the 14-year-old and took him on a terror ride after accusing him of breaking into the car on Talbort Road, Paddington, on June 21. The pair denied kidnap and assault by beating when they appeared at Southwark Crown Court. Judge David Tomlinson said: ‘We are…