The body of kidnapped grandfather Chris Baghsarian has been found near a golf course in Sydney’s north-west.
Police swarmed a location close to Lynwood Golf and Country Club in Pitt Town following the grim discovery at around 8am on Tuesday.
The 85-year-old widower had been missing for 11 days after his abduction from his North Ryde home on February 13, with police saying he was not the intended target.
Before he was found dead, a video made by the kidnappers appeared to show the innocent grandfather’s face covered and his hands tied with duct tape.
There were also images circulating of the man’s finger being cut off.
It’s understood Mr Baghsarian was then taken to a property in Dural, about 20km from North Ryde, and beaten before being forced to film a video directed at a gangland figure.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, NSW Police confirmed a vehicle found last week was tied to Mr Baghsarian’s kidnapping.
A massive fire had engulfed two vehicles on Good Street, in Westmead – about 20km in the opposite direction of Dural from North Ryde, about 11.30pm on Monday.
The body of Chris Baghsarian has been found near a golf club in Pitt Town
Mr Baghsarian was snatched from his home in North Ryde on February 13
The targeted vehicle was a 2022 Toyota Corolla stolen from Victoria with the registration 1UZ2BU.
More to come.