Two charged with Sydney’s kidnapping and finger amputation

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Two men stand trial after being accused of a gruesome kidnapping in which a Sydney man had his finger amputated.

A 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were walking towards a parking lot in Fairfield, southwest Sydney, on January 18 when they were approached by two men wearing balaclavas, NSW Police said. caught by

They were forced into a car, held hostage and tortured for two days before calling the family who contacted the police after they were able to escape from their location at Swan Bay, about 25 kilometers northeast of Raymond Terrace. .

“The man’s fingers were amputated during the incident,” police said Monday.

Earlier this month, Strike Force Burche officers raided two homes in Smithfield and Cartwright and arrested two men, ages 24 and 25.

They were subsequently charged with a series of kidnapping crimes, including unintentionally detaining a couple and joining a criminal group.

An older man was also charged with property damage in a fire in a separate incident in which a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a Bosley Park residence on January 22nd.

The charges are the latest in a series of recent violent kidnappings in Sydney that police say are linked to an organized crime group that uses victims to extort money.

Both men appeared in Fairfield District Court earlier this month and were formally refused to appear again in Parramatta District Court on May 1.

– AAP