A B.C. cryptocurrency investor known for his online boasts was robbed of $2 million in bitcoin after his family was held hostage overnight and subjected to waterboarding, sexual assault and death threats from masked intruders they knew only as "One," "Two," "Three" and "Four."

The details of the terrifying attack — which was only cut short after the man's daughter escaped — were detailed this week by a B.C. Provincial court judge who sentenced one of the gang members to seven years in jail.

'Wrench attacks' subject some cryptocurrency holders to violence, kidnapping

Tsz Wing Boaz Chan — a 35-year-old who flew in from Hong Kong in early 2024 to take part in the elaborately planned crime — pleaded guilty to break and enter, unlawful confinement and sexual assault.

Judge Robin McQuillan

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