Overview
- The 43-year-old, identified by 9News as Albert Harmouche, was seized at gunpoint Tuesday about 10:30pm on Coraki Road in Bass Hill, as CCTV recorded the attack.
- Police confirmed about 10:45am Thursday that he was released by his captors and taken to hospital for treatment.
- Footage shows two men get out of a Mercedes and lie in wait before a white ute arrives, a shot is fired, and the victim is dragged into the Mercedes that speeds away.
- The State Crime Command’s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad is leading the case, with no arrests yet, and police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.
- Investigators are assessing reports of a seven-figure ransom and a possible family link to an underworld figure, and 9News reports the victim is known to police but not linked to major gangs.