Crypto billionaire Tim Heath lost a tooth but took a finger in a 30-second struggle with kidnappers in Estonia last year, a court has heard.
Australian crypto billionaire Tim Heath narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt in Estonia last year by biting off part of the attacker’s index finger, an Estonian court has heard.
Heath, a long-time crypto investor, was attacked by two men posing as painters in the stairwell of his apartment building in July last year. There has been a growing number of crypto kidnappings in 2025, forcing executives to beef up security.
One of the attackers, Azerbaijani national Allahverdi Allahverdiyev — a former boxer and wrestler — tried to silence Heath by placing a hand over his mouth, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Wednesday, citing Estonian media outlet Eesti Ekspress.
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