Supreme Court has confirmed the sentence for six suspects who were found guilty of kidnapping a British couple in Torrevieja four years ago.

The un-named couple were snatched on the day they arrived for their Costa Blanca holiday in July 2005 after being followed by two vehicles as they drove their hire car away from El Altet Airport. The kidnappers decided to make their move as the unlucky tourists were driving through Torrevieja, crashing into their hire car and threatening them with a gun. Diario Información reports that they were then taken to a flat in San Vicente del Raspeig, where they were held blindfolded while the kidnappers demanded contact telephone numbers for the couple’s family.The paper said no phone call was made, however, as the gang were unable to decide amongst themselves on the amount to demand.The British hostages fortunately managed to escape their captors when their driver stopped to make a phone call at a petrol station as they were being taken to a second hideout.The Supreme Court ruling confirms the earlier sentence from a lower court, sending their six kidnappers to a total of 89 years behind bars.