Man convicted for 2017 kidnapping files appeal

One of three men convicted for a 2017 kidnapping has filed an appeal asking for a new trial, saying the judge erred by accepting inadmissible evidence. Simon Lugela filed the appeal on Nov. 20. He was convicted in July — along with John Ochelo and Dhia Al-Hage Mohammed — for his role in the kidnapping and confinement of two men at an Erin Woods home. Court was told three offenders allegedly pointed firearms at the victims and threatened to shoot them. The offenders made contact with