Carlos Tevez's father freed after being held for eight hours by kidnappers in Argentina

The father of Argentina and Juventus star Carlos Tevez has been freed after being kidnapped and held for eight hours.
Segundo Tevez was taken by a group of assailants at around sunrise on the outskirts of Buenos Aires but was 'in good shape' after being released, according to the family's lawyer Gustavo Galasso.
Argentine TV station C5N said Tevez was set free after a payment of 40,000 pesos (£3,000) but neither the family nor the police confirmed this.
 
Carlos Tevez's relatives leave the house of his stepfather after visiting him on his release

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Gustavo Galasso, the Tevez family lawyer, leaves the house of the Juventus man's stepfather

More relatives from the Tevez family try to leave the house through the media scrum outside

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