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Kidnap charge for hapless Romeo

A lovestruck banker staged the kidnap of a workmate - and then rescued her so she'd fall for him.

Tom Mueller, 36, from Eisingen in southern Germany, was desperate for his 30-year-old colleague to fancy him but thought he didn't stand a chance.

So he broke into her home in the middle of the night and told terrified Tanja Schulze, 30, he was the boss of a ruthless kidnap gang.

Wearing a mask and speaking English to disguise his voice, Mueller tied her up and put a bag on her head while he ransacked her home for four hours.

Then he rang the doorbell, ripped off his mask, and rushed into the house to rescue her claiming he'd frightened off the gang.

But police immediately cracked his lie when they found Tanja's purse - supposedly stolen by the gang - in his pocket.

Now the hapless Romeo is facing kidnapping, unlawful entry, and theft charges over his stunt.

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