Police allege two men, aged 23 and 29, arrived at a home near Condobolin, about 5am on Tuesday, armed with a shotgun, a knife and an axe and assaulted a 68-year-old man, knocking him unconscious.
When the 68-year-old man regained consciousness, the home had been gutted by fire and he could not locate the other occupants. It’s understood the man had been dragged a short distance from the building before it was set alight.
The home invasion triggered a NSW-wide manhunt as police began searching for the two women and teenage boys and their alleged abductors.
On Tuesday night, the 71-year-old woman and the two boys – aged 11 and 14 – were dropped by the side of the Putty Rd.
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Police said the trio were found safe and well, however a 41-year-old woman who had also been at the house remained unaccounted for.
Two men were arrested in relation to the alleged abduction a short time later in Sackville
Officers from the NSW Police Force’s Tactical Operations Unit and the Dog Squad arrested the remaining man in bushland near Blaxlands Ridge, about 20km north of Windsor, about 11.30pm on Tuesday.
The 41-year-old was found safe and well.
A NSW Police Force spokesperson said the three men – aged 23, 29 and 44 were expected to be charged.
