{"id":24937,"date":"2023-03-18T17:16:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T21:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=24937"},"modified":"2023-03-18T17:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T21:16:47","slug":"six-held-over-alleged-kidnap-and-torture-of-sydney-man-peter-vuong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/03\/18\/six-held-over-alleged-kidnap-and-torture-of-sydney-man-peter-vuong\/","title":{"rendered":"Six held over alleged kidnap and torture of Sydney man Peter Vuong"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Australian police have charged six men over the alleged kidnapping and torture of a man in Sydney.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The 26-year-old victim, named in local media as Peter Vuong, was rescued by police in an armed raid after being held captive for six days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was subjected to serious physical abuse during his ordeal, including having his teeth forcibly removed, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Vuong is being treated in hospital and further arrests are expected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The kidnapping began in the early hours of last Thursday when a group of men broke into his home in western Sydney at 05.20 local time armed with a sledgehammer and a gun, said New South Wales Police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was forced into a vehicle and driven away before being “repeatedly assaulted and tortured over a six-day period”, officers said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The group were “part of a criminal enterprise to extort a large sum of money”, said Detective Supt Joe Doueihi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Acting on intelligence after extensive inquiries, on Tuesday evening armed police raided a run-down house in the suburb of Belmore and discovered Mr Vuong alive but badly injured.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“He’d been bound, tied up, had his face covered and sustained numerous injuries and had his teeth forcibly removed”, Det Supt Doueihi said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to hospital, where he is now in a stable condition, he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A 19-year-old man was arrested at the property, and five others were detained at other locations in the city, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The suspects have been named as Lolo Liavaa and Viliami Siasau, 19, Valali Tonga, Sunia Siasau and John Totau Fahamokioa, all 20, and Kiteau Tatafu, 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They have been charged with a range of what police described as “serious violent offences”, including aggravated breaking and entering, grievous bodily harm, and possession of an unauthorised firearm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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All except John Totau Fahamokioa have been remanded in custody, and will appear in court in May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Investigations are continuing, police said, with further arrests expected.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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