Australian police arrest two over alleged kidnapping, murder of grandfather
The Straits Times
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SYDNEY – Australian detectives arrested two men on Feb 25 over the alleged kidnapping and murder of an elderly grandfather in a suspected case of mistaken identity.
Mr Chris Baghsarian, 85, was taken from his home in Sydney’s North Ryde suburb on Feb 13, but police say neither he nor his family had any underworld connections.
After a long search, police found Mr Baghsarian’s remains on Feb 24 near a golf club in Sydney’s north-western fringes.
Robbery and crime squad detectives arrested a 24-year-old man and a 29-year-old man in two dawn raids on Feb 25 in the city’s north-western suburbs, police said in a statement.
New South Wales Robbery and Serious Crime Squad Commander Andrew Marks said he expected the men would be “charged in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Mr Baghsarian”.
Mr Marks – who has led the police investigation since Mr Bagsarian’s disappearance – described it as a “horrible, horrible matter”.
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