Australia - Thi Kim Tran, kidnapped, burned, children assaulted by five males in south west Sydney, 17 April 2025
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Update on the children .... this has been life altering for them, in more ways than one.
The [eight-year-old] boy is in a stable condition and expected to come out of the induced coma today, but NSW Homicide Squad Superintendent Joe Doueihi said the child may suffer “long-life complications” as a result of his injuries.
A second victim, a 15-year-old boy, was not physically injured during the incident, but suffered psychological injuries during the attack and remains in hospital where he is undergoing treatment.
The [eight-year-old] boy is in a stable condition and expected to come out of the induced coma today, but NSW Homicide Squad Superintendent Joe Doueihi said the child may suffer “long-life complications” as a result of his injuries.
A second victim, a 15-year-old boy, was not physically injured during the incident, but suffered psychological injuries during the attack and remains in hospital where he is undergoing treatment.
“Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Superintendent Doueihi said Ms Tran was not known to police and had no prior criminal history.
However, police revealed they suspect her de facto partner had become connected to an organised crime group, and was known to police for minor drug offences.”
However, police revealed they suspect her de facto partner had become connected to an organised crime group, and was known to police for minor drug offences.”
Ransom twist emerges after a mother was dragged out of her home and found dead in a burnt out car
“Kidnappers who abducted a Sydney mother tried to extract a ransom for her release before she was found dead in a burnt-out car, according to new reports.
Thi Kim Tran, 45, spent last Thursday working at a nail salon before returning to her Bankstown home in Sydney's south-west to enjoy the Easter long weekend with her children.
Hours later, the mother-of-two was abducted at gunpoint and forced to strip naked in her driveway before a group of masked intruders dragged her into a SUV and drove away.
The Daily Telegraph reported that kidnappers attempted to extract ransom from a number of her associates by sending chilling threats detailing what would happen to Mr Tran if their demands were not met.
It's not yet known by police whether the ransom requests were received by the intended recipients. “
Ransom twist emerges after a Sydney mum was abducted and murdered
Thi Kim Tran, 45, was abducted at gunpoint and forced to strip naked in her driveway before a group of masked intruders dragged her into a SUV and drove away .
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Unfortunately, some 'ransom' cases are this way. The Lindbergh baby and Bobby Greenlease, most famously.
MOO
It seems to me
these "ransom messages" were naive "red herrings" thrown at Police to keep suspicions away from drug gang/s.
Did the Officer say Ballarat?
(in the video from my post above)
Im not from Australia,
but this city is stuck in my memory because of disappearance of Samantha M.
I hope LE will catch these rabid criminals.
There is no place for them in civilized society
JMO
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Unprecedented in Australia, but it seems kin punishment is quite common in some cultures or under some regimes..
en.m.wikipedia.org
Kin punishment - Wikipedia
I don't know if its one of those weird things where once you take notice of something you hear about it all the time, but yeah Ballarat sure does seem to pop up a lot in crime stories. I've noticed the same thing and I'm also Australian, but not Victorian, so I don't know the local context.It seems to me
these "ransom messages" were naive "red herrings" thrown at Police to keep suspicions away from drug gang/s.
Did the Officer say Ballarat?
(in the video from my post above)
Im not from Australia,
but this city is stuck in my memory because of disappearance of Samantha M.
I hope LE will catch these rabid criminals.
There is no place for them in civilized society
JMO
I agree. They need to be found quickly before they escape overseas or something
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I was reading where someone who watched their marijuana crop for a gang was murdered. "Jacky" Wong's murder was described by police as particularly gruesome.
I guess it may not matter about a person's level of involvement, if the gang gets annoyed for whatever reason, you or others you love can be killed. And/or their families extorted.
Got greedy: How a plot to rip off dead man’s mum undid killer Asian cartel
I guess it may not matter about a person's level of involvement, if the gang gets annoyed for whatever reason, you or others you love can be killed. And/or their families extorted.
Got greedy: How a plot to rip off dead man’s mum undid killer Asian cartel
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"Ms Tran had been forced from her home at gunpoint into a waiting black SUV,
which sped off
while some of the gang members trailed behind in a white sedan.
It was reported that detectives
had already managed to trace the torched car
and discovered it had been reported stolen from inner Sydney earlier this year.
Investigators believe
the car had been stolen by a gang of thieves
that provides vehicles known as 'kill cars'
to be used in underworld drive-by shootings and executions."
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which sped off
while some of the gang members trailed behind in a white sedan.
It was reported that detectives
had already managed to trace the torched car
and discovered it had been reported stolen from inner Sydney earlier this year.
Investigators believe
the car had been stolen by a gang of thieves
that provides vehicles known as 'kill cars'
to be used in underworld drive-by shootings and executions."
Family of Thi Kim Tran found dead in a burnt-out car demand justice
Ms Tran is understood not to have any direct links to Sydney's drug gangs, but police are investigating whether she was associated with anyone who is connected.
“Police believe Tran was murdered because her husband allegedly stole drugs from a Victorian organised crime network linked to large-scale methamphetamine manufacturing, which he allegedly worked for.”
www.smh.com.au
Tragedy of Sydney woman kidnapped and murdered haunts inner west salon
Colleagues of a woman found dead in a burnt-out car have revealed their pain as they bravely continue working.
“Police believe Tran was murdered because her husband allegedly stole drugs from a Victorian organised crime network linked to large-scale methamphetamine manufacturing, which he allegedly worked for.”
Tragedy of Sydney woman kidnapped and murdered haunts inner west salon
Colleagues of a woman found dead in a burnt-out car have revealed their pain as they bravely continue working.
So....
why wasn't HE punished by gangsters?
There are no reports the man was bothered by anyone.
But a woman is dead
and a child is in coma possibly brain damaged
Was this alleged "ransom demand" required of him to return the money?
Was he contacted by the criminals when conveniently away from his family?
Who in their right mind steals from a gang???
Strange and terrible things are happening over there.
JMO
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Boy, 8, out of coma after Sydney woman's kidnapping and death
“An eight-year-old boy who was bashed with a baseball bat during a home invasion in Sydney has emerged from an induced coma after almost two weeks.
The boy was struck on the head during an attack where Thi Kim Tran, 45, was abducted from her home in Bankstown on April 17.
Her body was later found in a burnt-out car in nearby Beverly Hills.
Boy, 8, out of coma after Sydney woman's kidnapping and death
An eight-year-old boy who was bashed with a baseball bat during a home invasion in Sydney has emerged from ...
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"According to Police sources close to the case
the boy is making a recovery against all expectations
and is 'a lot better than his initial prognosis'.
The eight-year-old
is expected to spend several more weeks in the hospital
alongside his 15-year-old brother,
who witnessed the attacks and is undergoing treatment for psychological trauma."
A countdown to murder: Inside the shocking killing of Bankstown mother Thi Kim Tran
“The previously unknown story of what police believe happened to Thi Kim Tran can now be exposed, with the chilling revelation that a group of men had been pursuing Ms Tran’s husband Tung Nguyen for a number of weeks before they turned on his loved ones in April.Police are investigating if Ms Tran’s kidnapping was ultimately part of a ploy to get Nguyen to pay a drug debt he owed them.
“There are conflicting reports as to how much was owed, anywhere between seven kilograms (worth roughly $1.2 million) and 70 kilograms (worth as much as $8 million),” a police source said.
In the hour after they hit the young boy with a baseball bat – he has since emerged from a coma and is expected to make a full recovery – stripped the innocent Ms Tran naked and dragged her from her home, the men counted down to the moment they would kill her.
They messaged Nguyen a 20 minute, 10 minute and finally a five minute warning, but he could not be contacted.”
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There's more to the story even at this stage:
The police source claimed a group of men had burst into a farmhouse on the property where drugs were being manufactured just weeks before Ms Tran's death.
They were looking for Mr Nguyen.
'They broke in and beat up the workers who were there, so they'd been looking for him for some time,' the source said.
Bombshell claims emerge after mum was kidnapped from her home
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The police source claimed a group of men had burst into a farmhouse on the property where drugs were being manufactured just weeks before Ms Tran's death.
They were looking for Mr Nguyen.
'They broke in and beat up the workers who were there, so they'd been looking for him for some time,' the source said.
Bombshell claims emerge after mum was kidnapped from her home
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