Two Haverfordwest men have been cleared of allegations that they assaulted and then kidnapped a former friend.
Samuel Riley-Poku, aged 39, and 31-year-old King Osei-Wusu, both of Peregrine Close, were said to have bundled Daniel Decku into the boot of a car.
Then, said Ian Wright, prosecuting at Swansea Crown Court, they dumped him near naked in the countryside near Narberth.
Riley-Poku and Osei-Wusu denied kidnapping Mr. Decku on January 24 and taking him away by force, and assaulting Mr. Decku on the same occasion.
After a trial at Swansea crown court they were found not guilty unanimously.
Both maintained that Mr. Decku had climbed into Riley-Poku’s car willingly and that he had run away from them without explanation.
Following the verdicts, Judge Geraint Walters ordered the release from custody of Riley-Poku. But Dyfed Thomas, the barrister representing Osei-Wusu, said his client would remain in custody as the Immigration Service ‘wanted a word with him.’