Sahil was enjoying a cup of coffee in the balcony when he saw that all of a sudden as though from nowhere two masked men came and kidnapped a small boy. Sahil decided to act fast
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The father of an Oldham-based British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has told a court that his son is not the same since his ordeal.
Raja Saeed was speaking at the trial in Spain of two Pakistani men and a Romanian woman accused of plotting to kidnap his son Sahil in March 2010.
Muhammad Zahid Saleem, his wife Gianina Monica Neruja and Muhammad Sageiz deny charges of kidnap of a minor.
They also deny charges of conspiracy, robbery, trespass and unlawful arrest.
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The boy was abducted by four masked men armed with AK-47 assault rifles and grenades from his grandmother's house at Jhelum in Pakistan's Punjab region.
He was released in Pakistan after his uncle travelled to Paris to hand over a £110,000 ransom, allegedly collected by Mr Saleem and Ms Neruja.
Sahil, now seven, spent 13 days in captivity.
Speaking at the Provincial Court in Tarragona, Mr Saeed said his son suffers from nightmares and has difficulty eating.
'Always scared'
He said: "My son is not that bubbly kid he used to be any more.
"He used to laugh with me, he was a happy kid but now he is always scared.
"If I go to Pakistan he says, 'don't go there'," he added.
Mr Saeed said Sahil is struggling at school and is being treated by a children's psychiatrist.
He told the court how his wife Akila had heard Sahil using a Punjabi swear word.
"Sahil used it at home and my wife asked him where he had heard this word and he said it was from a lady while he was kidnapped," Mr Saeed said.
Mr Saleem and Mr Sageiz, from Pakistan, and Ms Neruja, from Romania, lived in Tarragona prior to their arrests. They have been awaiting trial since 16 March 2010.
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