In Brief
- NSW Police say they have found what are believed to be human remains in north-west Sydney.
- The remains were found in the ongoing search for 85-year-old missing grandfather Chris Baghsarian.
NSW Police believe they have found the human remains of the missing 85-year-old grandfather Chris Baghsarian.
In a press conference, detective acting superintendent Andrew Marks said forensic testing would take place to identify if the remains belonged to Baghsarian. He said the man's family are "deeply upset" and have asked for privacy.
Marks said the investigation is ongoing, and "we're all outraged this could happen to an innocent man".
Police are also appealing to the public for information about a grey Toyota Corolla seen on 14 February in the area where the body was found.
Earlier on Tuesday, detectives found the remains near a golf club in Pitt Town.
The historic township is about 30 minutes by road from Dural, where investigators on Friday located the kidnappers' makeshift stronghold in a vacant, derelict house back from street view.
Pitt Town is around 60km north-west of Sydney's CBD.
"Following extensive inquiries, about 8am today, detectives located what is believed to be human remains near a golf club in Pitt Town," NSW police said in a statement.
Baghsarian was abducted by three men from his bedroom at his home in North Ryde around 5am on 13 February. The men stormed the home and bundled him into an SUV.
Police repeatedly told the kidnappers they had taken the wrong person and publicly urged them to release the elderly man, who relied on daily medication.
Police say the Baghsarian had no links to organised crime.
No arrests have been made over the kidnapping of the widower, who has lived alone for about four years.
Searches in recent days focused on semi-rural areas on Sydney's northern outskirts after a car linked to the kidnapping was seen in the area.
"This whole case has not been our normal kind of investigation in relation to kidnapping and a hostage," lead police investigator Andrew Marks told reporters earlier on Monday.
Baghsarian's family spoke out in a statement last week, calling the widower "the kindest person we know — someone who would never hurt a fly".
"Our family is living through a nightmare we never thought possible."
This is a developing story and this article will be updated.
— With additional reporting by the Australian Associated Press.
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