Two additional suspects, a 23-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, have been arrested in Seven Hills in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old grandfather Chris Baghsarian. The early morning raid on Wednesday marks the fourth and fifth arrests in an investigation that has stretched nearly six weeks since Baghsarian was ripped from his bed on the morning of February 13 by assailants who detectives believe were intending to target another man.
Strike force detectives executed a search warrant at a property in Seven Hills on Wednesday morning, where the 23-year-old man and woman were arrested and taken to Riverstone and Blacktown Police Stations for questioning. Their arrests come nearly a month after two other men - Gerard Anthony Andrews, 29, and Daniel Stevens, 24 - were charged for their role in the incident.
The investigation remains focused on establishing a timeline of events on the day of Baghsarian's abduction and the eleven days that followed. A video emerged of the older man tied up at a location later found to be an abandoned and derelict property in Dural, on the outskirts of Sydney, some 20 kilometres from his home. Investigators believe Mr Baghsarian, 85, was killed at a makeshift stronghold in Dural, in Sydney's outer north, before his body was dumped on the night of February 14 in Pitt Town, a 30-minute drive away.
Human remains confirmed as being Mr Baghsarian were located about 8am on Tuesday 24 February 2026 near a golf club in Pitt Town. The discovery triggered the rapid escalation of arrests, with the two initial suspects charged within 24 hours.
Police have consistently maintained that Baghsarian was not the intended target. Detective Acting Superintendent Andrew Marks told reporters that the intended target was going to be kidnapped, where a ransom for money was going to be asked. Police believe the intended target for the abduction was a relative of an underworld-linked Sydney businessman who lived on the same street as Baghsarian. Detective acting superintendent Andrew Marks suspected the intended target was to be kidnapped in the hope of a ransom fee being paid, and confirmed reports the figure demanded was $50 million.
NSW Police immediately alerted the kidnappers to their mistake in successive press conferences, urging them to abandon the grandfather at a safe location. Despite these appeals, Baghsarian did not survive his captivity.
Senior police allege a third unknown person was involved in the kidnapping, whom they are searching for. The latest arrests indicate the scope of the investigation continues to broaden. The arrests come nearly a month after two other men were charged for their role in the incident.
Gerard Anthony Andrews, 29, and Daniel Stevens, 24, appeared via video link in a Sydney court on Thursday, charged with killing Baghsarian, after being arrested in the early hours of Wednesday and taken to a local police station, where they were charged with murder and take/detain in company with intent to ransom occasion actual bodily harm. The two suspects were refused bail and will appear in court again on 17 April.
Baghsarian's family has expressed relief at the arrests while seeking privacy to grieve. The family described the harrowing ordeal of the kidnapping as a nightmare, remembering him as a devoted father, brother, uncle and grandfather who would never hurt a fly. The investigation remains active, with police continuing to pursue leads into the involvement of others yet to be charged.