Overview
- Chris Baghsarian was taken from his North Ryde home about 5 a.m. Friday by three men, with police saying the kidnappers targeted the wrong person linked to an Alameddine associate.
- Authorities have seen or are probing images and video circulating in criminal circles that show the elderly man injured and bound, with reports of a severed finger, and they fear he is being tortured.
- Police say no ransom demand has been received and believe Baghsarian is alive, stressing his urgent need for daily medication and appealing for him to be left somewhere safe for medical care.
- CCTV captured a dark Toyota SUV at the scene before the abduction, and a burnt-out vehicle matching that description was later found in North Turramurra as detectives continue the search.
- NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon and Premier Chris Minns condemned the abduction, while Baghsarian’s family issued a statement describing a ‘nightmare’ and asking for privacy as appeals for information continue.