Overview

• Prosecutors withdrew kidnapping charges against Frederick Schaaf, Richard Schaaf and Vaeluagaomatagi Feilo, who pleaded guilty to assault and intimidation.
• The shift occurred on Tuesday at the NSW District Court in Parramatta on the eve of a trial before Judge Phillip Mahony.
• Sentencing for the three men is scheduled to take place later this year.
• Co-accused Son Minh Nguyen had his kidnapping charge dropped on Friday, and earlier charges against Elijah Schaaf were withdrawn two weeks prior.
• The case stems from allegations that in April 2021 Stuart MacGill was taken from his Sydney north shore home and assaulted at a Bringelly property.