Man allegedly kidnapped and stabbed during music festival trip

WorldMusic
14 Oct 2026 • 8:15 PM MYT
The Independent
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Man allegedly kidnapped and stabbed during music festival trip

  • An Australian man, Frank Stephen Ramirez, is in a critical condition after being stabbed 25 times while attending a music festival in Medellín, Colombia, his family says.
  • The 46-year-old from Sydney was allegedly kidnapped, tortured, and thrown from a moving vehicle in the early hours of Sunday.
  • Colombian police are reviewing surveillance footage to trace the perpetrators, with no arrests made so far.
  • The attack comes amid safety concerns at the Electric Daisy Carnival, where two other foreign attendees recently died in separate incidents.
  • A fundraiser has been launched by Mr Ramirez's family in Sydney to help fund his emergency medical treatment.

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