A gang who kidnapped and threatened to rape and kill a 14-year-old boy in Tottenham have been jailed for a total of 34 years.

The boy, who was snatched from outside a bus stop in Tottenham High Road at 10am, on August 24, 2005, was frog marched to a property in Northumberland Park Road, where he was blindfolded, beaten and stuffed in a small cupboard.

The boy was held hostage for 12 hours while the gang negotiated with his family over the return of a VW Golf which was alleged to have been stolen from the mob.

They threatened to rape and kill the boy if the family did not return the car.

Congolese-born Bien- venue Mbonazo, 20, of Fiskie Court, Tottenham, and Julio Odjoma, 23, of Northumberland Park, Tottenham, were jailed at Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court on Friday, along with Rossi Lupepe, 22, of Southgate Road, Islington, Charlie Mbonazo, 23, of Lee Street, Hackney, Limaya Bondonga, 23, of Highbury New Park, Highbury, and Guellor Ngwendema, 20, of Handley Grove, Cricklewood.

The gang were found guilty of offences including blackmail, false imprisonment and kidnap.

The court heard the boy's ordeal came to an end when officers mounted an armed operation outside the property.

They watched the boy being led into a white Rover and swooped on the car in Carlingford Road.

The boy was rescued and taken to the Whittington Hospital in Highgate, where he was treated overnight for head and leg injuries.

Four men were arrested at the scene, while two others were arrested at a later date.

Det Sgt Alan Pughsley, of the Met's kidnap unit, said: "This was an extremely frightening and traumatic event for the young victim and his family.

"The perpetrators of this crime were determined to inflict considerable pain and suffering in order to resolve a relatively minor dispute. It was only through the timely intervention of the police, that the consequences were not considerably more serious."

Mbonazo and Lupepe were jailed for five years, while Odjoma, Mbonazo, Bondonga and Ngwendema were each jailed for six years.