The kidnapper kidnapped her mother and shot her to death, then left her in a burnt car, causing the news of her husband to count down to lead to her execution.
Thi Kim Tran, 45, kidnapped the muzzle at Bankstown Home in southwest Sydney on April 17, after working for a few hours in a manicure salon.
The mother of two was forced to be naked in her driveway, and a group of five masked invaders dragged her into the SUV at around 10.30 p.m. before driving away.
The couple’s eight-year-old son was also beaten with a baseball bat and died, while the 15-year-old eldest son was traumatized by the attack.
Two weeks after the attack, the eight-year-old boy woke up from a coma and suffered severe head injuries.
Ms. Tran’s body was found in a burning vehicle near Beverly Hills, about 6 km later.
Police believe a group of men who kidnapped Ms. Tran have been hunting for her husband, Tung Nguyen for several weeks before turning their attention to loved ones.
Detectives are investigating whether Ms Tran’s kidnapping and murder are part of a strategy to force Mr Nguyen to pay off his drug debtHis daily telegram reveal.
Thi Kim Tran (pictured) was kidnapped from her Bankstown home and forced to be exposed and burned in an abandoned car
Bullet shells were found on the floor of the burned vehicle (pictured) but it has not been confirmed whether Ms. Tran was shot and killed
“There are reports of how much money owed, about owing seven kilograms (worth about $1.2 million) and 70 kilograms (worth as much as $8 million) anywhere,” a police source told the Telegraph.
A Vietnamese drug cartel allegedly sent a message to Nguyen Ransom Countdown Messages, 20 minutes and 10 minutes before depriving Ms. Tran and lowering her body.
“It is not clear whether he is not within the scope of service, but he has not received them,” a police source said.
Investigators are working to find out if Ms. Tran was shot dead before the SUV fire.
Bullet shells were found on the floor of the burned vehicle, but forensic pathologists were unable to confirm whether there were bullet injuries on Ms. Tran’s burnt remains.
“You want us to be able to say it certainly in one way or another,” the source said.
Joe Doueihi, commander of the NSW Police Homicide Squad, Detective Principal, announced earlier that accusations of a gang were behind the murders at a press conference.
He said officials believe there is a “conflict” between Mr. Nguyen of the organized crime network and the “upper layer”.
Police believe a group of people who kidnapped Ms. Tran (pictured) have been hunting for her husband Tung Nguyen
Police sources said Mr. Nguyen received multiple ransom news before his wife was murdered (as shown in the picture, police officers at Bankstown home)
“This woman and her children are never involved, nor do they know their partner or father’s work,” said principal Doueihi.
Mr Nguyen has been assisting investigators and has not been charged with Ms Tran’s death.
Superintendent Doueihi said Mr Nguyen worked in an organized crime group for “a few months” before the attack.
He was previously known for small drug-related crimes.
Crime network Mr Nguyen was involved in the allegedly made. Methamphetamine.
A property in Springdallah, a rural Victoria town in rural Victoria, close to 1,000 km from Bankstown homes is a key part of the investigation.
Police sources said a group of men broke into a farmhouse on the property where the drugs were made weeks before Ms. Tran’s death.
They are looking for Mr. Nguyen.
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“They broke in and beat the workers there, so they’ve been looking for him for a while,” the source said.
Victoria police raided the drug lab allegedly in Springdala in part of a strike force in a NSW police homicide.
A colleague of Mr Nguyen committed suicide within weeks of Ms. Tran’s murder.
However, police believe the man’s death in a Balmain house was due to a personal breakdown, not a feeling of his mother’s death.
Ms. Tran’s colleague recalled “happy and normal” when she finished her work the day she died.
As Easter’s long weekend approaches, she’s happy to take a break and spend a great time with her kids.
