Australia police make arrests over alleged murder of grandfather mistakenly kidnapped
Police have said 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target of the alleged crime.
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"We are struggling to make sense of the fact that he has been taken and that our family has been caught up in something that has nothing to do with us."
— Chris Baghsarian , Other
"These people need to be held to account for that."
— Andrew Marks , Other
"I suspect the intended target was going to be kidnapped where a ransom was going to be asked for."
— Det Acting Supt Andrew Marks , Other
"Our work is not done and we will continue to identify those that were also involved in this horrible, horrible matter."
— Det Acting Supt Andrew Marks , Other
"welcome the news of the recent arrests in relation to the kidnapping of our father and grandfather"
— Chris Baghsarian , Other
"We suspect those remains to be Mr Baghsarian."
— Andrew Marks , Other
"It’s somebody’s worst nightmare, right? The fact that an innocent man was taken from his home is not acceptable."
— Andrew Marks , Other
"I’m a million per cent confident the kidnappers got the wrong person."
— Andrew Marks , Other
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Robbery and Serious Crimes Squad Commander involved in the case.
Chris Baghsarian was an 85-year-old Sydney grandfather who was mistakenly kidnapped and murdered.
Det Acting Supt Andrew Marks is a police officer involved in the investigation of Chris Baghsarian's case.
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Police have said 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target of the alleged crime.
Police have arrested two men in connection with the abduction and death of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian. The arrests come after human remains were found near a golf club in Pitt Town, confirming the remains belonged to Baghsarian. Police believe others are involved in the crime.
NSW Police have arrested a 29-year-old and a 24-year-old man in relation to the alleged kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian. Baghsarian was kidnapped from his home almost two weeks ago, in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity.
Australian police have found human remains in their search for 85-year-old grandfather Chris Baghsarian, who was kidnapped from his home in Sydney’s North Ryde suburb on February 13. Police believe the remains belong to Baghsarian and are continuing their investigation.
Australian detectives arrested two men over the alleged kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old grandfather Chris Baghsarian. The arrests come after human remains were found near a golf club in Sydney’s north-western fringes, believed to be those of Baghsarian.
Two men, aged 24 and 29, have been arrested in relation to the alleged kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Sydney grandfather Chris Baghsarian. His remains were found near a Pitt Town golf course after he was mistakenly abducted from his North Ryde home on February 13.
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