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Chris Baghsarian

Sydney case involving the alleged mistaken-identity kidnapping and murder of an 85-year-old man.

Charged · allegations
last updated 9 September 2026 · 8 sources
Confirmed facts
15
Open questions
6
Charged
12
Age
85
Latest event
3 Sep 2026
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Case file Chris Baghsarian, reference D C zero zero five five. According to ABC News, Chris Baghsarian, eighty-five, was taken from his North Ryde home at about five a.m. on thirteen February twenty twenty-six, and police believed it was a case of mistaken identity. ABC NewsRadio and ABC News reported that police later appealed for his safe return after neighbours raised the alarm about a disturbance. ABC News reported that on twenty-four February, police located suspected human remains near a golf club in Pitt Town, saying a formal forensic process was needed to identify them. According to ABC News, arrests and charges followed from February through July. The charges included murder and take or detain offences, and they remain unproven allegations. ABC News reported on three September that a dozen people had been charged over Mr Baghsarian’s death. The file’s open questions include how Mr Baghsarian came to be taken, whether alleged offshore links existed, the precise cause or manner of death, and which charging event raised the count from eleven to a dozen. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero five five at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed15 entries
13 February 2026, about 5am
Chris Baghsarian, 85, was taken from his North Ryde home; police believed it was a case of mistaken identity.
ABC News
16 February 2026
Police appealed for Mr Baghsarian's safe return after neighbours raised the alarm about a disturbance at his North Ryde address.
ABC NewsRadio / ABC News
20 February 2026
A Dural home was searched after investigators linked it to the case.
ABC News
24 February 2026, about 8am
Police located suspected human remains near a golf club in Pitt Town; police said a formal forensic process would be needed to identify them.
ABC News
25 February 2026, about 6:30am
Strike force detectives arrested Gerard Anthony Andrews, 29, at Kenthurst and Daniel Stevens, 24, at Castle Hill, and police charged both with murder and take/detain in company with intent to ransom occasion actual bodily harm; the charges are unproven allegations.
ABC News
26 February 2026
Gerard Anthony Andrews and Daniel Stevens did not apply for bail when they first appeared in court, and their cases were adjourned to 17 April 2026.
ABC News
25 March 2026
Police charged a 23-year-old man with offences including murder, take/detain in company with intent to ransom occasion actual bodily harm, and possess unauthorised firearm; the charges are unproven allegations.
ABC News
22 April 2026
Police charged 19-year-old Moustafa Ohrok with murder and take or detain in company with intent to ransom occasioning actual bodily harm; the charges are unproven allegations.
ABC News
16 June 2026, about 7:15am
Detectives arrested Brendan Gorman, 19, during a search warrant at Shalvey and later arrested Codi Fuller, 21, in Silverwater.
ABC News
16 June 2026
Police charged Brendan Gorman and Codi Fuller with murder and take/detain in company with intent to ransom occasioning actual bodily harm; Mr Gorman was also charged with failing to comply with a digital evidence access order direction, and the charges are unproven allegations.
ABC News
17 June 2026
Brendan Gorman and Codi Fuller were refused bail, their matters were briefly heard at Mt Druitt Local Court, and their cases were adjourned to 17 July 2026.
ABC News
8 July 2026
A 32-year-old man was arrested in Lithgow and charged with take/detain in company with intention to ransom occasion actual bodily harm and murder; the charges are unproven allegations.
ABC News
14 July 2026
NSW Police announced four more men had been charged in the case, bringing the total number of men charged to 11; the charges are unproven allegations.
ABC News
14 July 2026
ABC News reported that the newly charged group included a 22-year-old man charged with take/detain in company with intention to ransom occasion actual bodily harm and murder, a 21-year-old man charged with accessory before the fact offences and possession of a prohibited drug, and a 19-year-old man charged with accessory before the fact offences; the charges are unproven allegations.
ABC News
3 September 2026
A dozen people had been charged over Mr Baghsarian's death; the charges are unproven allegations.
ABC News · added 9 Sep 2026
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
How exactly did Mr Baghsarian come to be taken instead of the person police believed was the intended target?unconfirmed; ABC News reported police would not give specifics · unconfirmed
Whether the 32-year-old man police accused of coordinating the operation had direct contact with alleged offshore offenders.unconfirmed; ABC News reported police said this was not yet known · unconfirmed
Who, if anyone, outside Australia may have been involved in the alleged operation.unconfirmed; ABC News reported police were still investigating alleged offshore links · unconfirmed
What was the precise cause or manner of Mr Baghsarian's death?unconfirmed in reviewed trusted reporting · unconfirmed
Which earlier defendant accounts for ABC News's July count of seven previously charged, beyond the six defendants clearly identified or described in reviewed ABC News articles before 14 July.unconfirmed in available trusted results · unconfirmed
Which charging event accounts for the increase from 11 men charged on 14 July 2026 to a dozen people charged by 3 September 2026?unconfirmed; ABC News did not detail the additional charging event in reviewed reporting · unconfirmed
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