US EditionSydney Kidnapping: Police Appeal for Return of Man, 85, Snatched by Mistake
- CCTV shows two men, one in a high-vis shirt and the other in a dark hoodie, force an 85-year-old from his North Ryde home about 5am on Friday into a dark SUV.
- NSW Police say the kidnappers targeted a person linked to the Alameddine organised crime network but took Baghsarian by mistake, describing it as a botched underworld abduction.
- Neighbours reported breaking glass and screams during the attack, police found signs of forced entry, and a dark Toyota SUV linked to the abduction was later found burnt out in Turramurra.
- Family and police appealed for his safe return, with police saying Baghsarian requires daily medication and no ransom has been received, raising urgent welfare concerns, Superintendent Marks said.
- State crime detectives are being briefed as investigations continue, with police saying footage was sent to an underworld figure overseas, and the public urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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'Distressing' Video Shows Grandpa Kidnapped by Mistake
Australian police say a kidnapping crew appears to have snatched the wrong elderly man—and they're urgently asking for him back. Authorities say 85-year-old grandfather Chris Baghsarian was taken from his home in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde early Friday by three intruders who carried him out of the...
His name is Chris Baghsarian, he is 85 years old and has been taken by accident. The story is told by foreign media and on the Guardian we read that the elderly man was in his house in North Ryde when, Friday morning 13 February, he was taken by force and loaded on a dark SUV. The Sidney police sent the citizens to report any abnormal activity is there is much apprehension about the conditions of the 85-year-old who needs everyday drugs. The age…
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Australian police urged the criminals to release their prisoner, an octogenary kidnapped on Friday, as soon as possible.
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