New details: Alleged kidnapping, torture of Ipswich businessman Eduardus Groenewegen

An Ipswich businessman who was allegedly kidnapped and tortured has given evidence in a Crown prosecution case, revealing new details about the lead-up to the allegedly horrifying ordeal at Raceview.

New details surrounding the kidnapping, torture, robbery, and poisoning of an Ipswich businessman and his girlfriend have come to light, with a complainant cross-examined in court this week.

Mark Atta-Singh, 41, and Nathan Miller, 35, appeared in Ipswich Magistrates Court on Thursday for a committal hearing, each facing more than 10 charges including kidnapping, administering poison, assault, extortion, robbery, deprivation of liberty, and torture.

The charges relate to the alleged assault and kidnappings of businessman Eduardus Groenewegen and his model girlfriend Caroll Dufailly on October 25, 2019.

It has been alleged Helensvale man Mr Atta-Singh, who is currently on bail, may have been involved in the incidents, due to a belief he was in possession of a phone.

The court heard his alleged involvement in assault and kidnappings is also founded on CCTV footage which depicts a man with a “similar build” at the time and place the incidents occurred.

Prosecution has alleged several men, including Mr Atta-Singh and Mr Miller, were involved in a series of incidents at a Raceview property which was both the home and place of business of Mr Groenewegen and Ms Dufailly.

Mr Groenewegen appeared in court on Thursday via video link to be cross-examined in relation to the incidents.

When questioned by Mr Atta-Singh’s defence lawyer Mr Reilly, Mr Groenewegen said he did not believe he knew anyone in Australia who might have wanted to harm him before the alleged incidents occurred in October 2019.

However, Mr Groenewegen did tell the court he had found a tracking device under both of his cars about a week before he and his girlfriend were allegedly attacked.

The court heard Mr Groenewegen alerted police, and placed both devices under trucks that did not belong to him to “throw off” whoever may have been following him.

He said he never learned who owned the trucks.

Defence lawyer for Mr Miller, Mr McDougall, probed Mr Groenewegen further regarding the tracking devices, asking if he was surprised to find them.

Mr Groenewegen said he was, considering he was just a businessman from Holland, but he thought it may have meant he was being monitored by police.

“I didn’t think it was for (the purpose of) kidnapping me and torturing me for six hours,” he said.

He said he also noticed a person following him in the lead-up to the incidents, but on the fourth or fifth occasion, after confronting the person and getting no solid answer as to why he was being followed, he left it alone.

The court heard Mr Groenewegen had a significant sum of cash on him at the time of the incidents from the sale of his debt-collecting business.

Mr Groenewegen said his business in Australia involved importing electrical mini loaders from Holland.

The committal proceedings will continue next week on November 3.

Mr Miller remains in custody while Mr Atta-Singh is on bail.