{"id":67283,"date":"2026-02-25T17:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/85-year-old-widower-kidnapped-and-murdered-in-apparent-case-of-mistaken-identity-in-australia\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:22:20","slug":"85-year-old-widower-kidnapped-and-murdered-in-apparent-case-of-mistaken-identity-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/85-year-old-widower-kidnapped-and-murdered-in-apparent-case-of-mistaken-identity-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"85-year-old widower kidnapped and murdered in apparent case of mistaken identity in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Australian detectives arrested two men Wednesday over the alleged kidnapping and murder of an elderly grandfather in a suspected <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/australia-grandfather-85-kidnapped-mistaken-identity-crime-gang-police-say\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">case of mistaken identity<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Baghsarian, 85, was taken from his home in Sydney&#8217;s North Ryde suburb on February 13, but police say neither he nor his family had any underworld connections.<\/p>\n<p>After a long search, police found Baghsarian&#8217;s remains Tuesday near a golf club in Sydney&#8217;s northwestern fringes.<\/p>\n<p>Robbery and crime squad detectives arrested a 24-year-old man and a 29-year-old man in two dawn raids Wednesday in the city&#8217;s northwestern suburbs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.police.nsw.gov.au\/news\/news?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZWJpenByZC5wb2xpY2UubnN3Lmdvdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGMTIzNzMzLmh0bWwmYWxsPTE%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">police said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spaces.hightail.com\/receive\/63N3Y1npeS\/fi-dc956da7-ba90-456d-9195-a468055b497b\/fv-619803f1-b5be-4176-9572-171ee14ab464\/***SF%20CHABOT%20arrest,%20Kenthurts%20and%20Castle%20Hill_1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Video released by police<\/a> showed officers forcing their way into a property to arrest one of two suspects.<\/p>\n<p>New South Wales Robbery and Serious Crime Squad Commander Andrew Marks said he expected the men would be &#8220;charged in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Mr Baghsarian.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Marks &#8212; who has led the police investigation since Bagsarian&#8217;s disappearance &#8212; described it as a &#8220;horrible, horrible matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s somebody&#8217;s worst nightmare, right? The fact that an innocent man was taken from his home is not acceptable,&#8221; he told journalists. &#8220;These people need to be held to account for that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/b526fc15-8e83-4d90-a04e-c658ca0b0c97\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/80ce65dcd94d1d78dcccba84a4e8c895\/2026-02-25t075536z-101074867-rc2erja9a715-rtrmadp-3-australia-crime.jpg#\" alt=\"NSW Police and SES search for Chris Baghsarian, an 85-year-old grandfather who was kidnapped from his home on February 13 in Sydney \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/b526fc15-8e83-4d90-a04e-c658ca0b0c97\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/80ce65dcd94d1d78dcccba84a4e8c895\/2026-02-25t075536z-101074867-rc2erja9a715-rtrmadp-3-australia-crime.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/25\/b526fc15-8e83-4d90-a04e-c658ca0b0c97\/thumbnail\/1240x826g8\/680cbb053f3492598739c9020a738bc4\/2026-02-25t075536z-101074867-rc2erja9a715-rtrmadp-3-australia-crime.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">NSW Police and SES scour an area in Glenorie during the search for Chris Baghsarian, an 85-year-old grandfather who was kidnapped from his home on February 13 in what NSW Police have described as a case of mistaken identity, in Glenorie, Australia, February 23, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Bianca De Marchi\/AAP\/via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Videos and photos obtained by local media have reportedly shown Baghsarian with serious injuries, including a severed finger.<\/p>\n<p>The victim was a widower and lived alone.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement shared via the police, his family said they &#8220;welcome the news of the recent arrests in relation to the kidnapping of our father and grandfather.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we continue attempting to come to terms with this incident, we ask that media respect our privacy,&#8221; they added.<\/p>\n<p>Marks previously said he was a &#8220;million percent confident&#8221; the kidnappers got the wrong person.<\/p>\n<p>Police believe his kidnappers were instead targeting a relative of a convicted armed robber and founder of a streetwear brand linked to the west Sydney-based Alameddine crime network, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported.<\/p>\n<p>Screenshots shared on a social media channel covering Sydney&#8217;s underworld purported to show the kidnappers demanding a AU$50 million ($35.5 million) ransom in return for his release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dumb dumb error,&#8221; the target tells them in the messages seen by AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You plugged the wrong bloke&#8230; Good luck next time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police detective Marks on Wednesday said he&#8217;d seen the message and said &#8220;that was the figure that was requested.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy unfolded half a world away from Tucson, Arizona, where authorities are searching for <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nancy-guthrie-dna-evidence-house-investigators\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">84-year-old Nancy Guthrie<\/a><\/span>, the mother of &#8220;Today&#8221; host Savannah Guthrie. 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