A man will re-appear in court today charged over his alleged role in the kidnapping and serious assault of another man in Sydney’s south-west last year.
About 11.20pm on Thursday 31 October 2019, a 28-year-old man was confronted by three men – two armed with firearms – outside a home on Cooper Street, Yagoona.
Following a brief altercation, the man was shot in the shoulder and forced into a white Holden Commodore.
Police have been told the man was bound, repeatedly assaulted and shot for a second time in the knee by the men, while being held in the vehicle.
The man was then dragged from the Commodore and left injured in McPherson Lane, Carlton, before being found by emergency services just after midnight (Friday 1 November 2019).
He was taken to St George Hospital in a critical condition; however, he has since been released.
About 12.20am the same day, police were called to a car fire on Massey Street, Carlton. The burnt-out vehicle has since been identified as a white Holden Commodore.
Detectives from the Robbery and Serious Crime Squad established Strike Force Keperra to investigate the incident which is believed to be targeted.
Investigators also uncovered information that the incident was linked to an alleged staged motor vehicle crash – where the 27-year-old driver of a truck deliberately crashed into a parked car on Cooper Street, Yagoona – about 7.30pm on Wednesday 30 October 2019.
No one was injured during the incident.
So far during the investigation, officers have charged four people.
Following further inquiries, officers arrested a 28-year-old man at a home at Figtree on Friday 12 June 2020.
He was taken to Wollongong Police Station and charged with accessory after the fact to take person intend serious indictable offence and driver not disclose identity of driver/passenger as required.
Police will allege in court that the man was the driver of a vehicle used in the kidnapping and serious assault of a man in Sydney’s south-west in October last year.
The man appeared at Wollongong Bail Court on Saturday 13 June 2020, where he was granted strict conditional bail to reappear at Bankstown Local Court today (Tuesday 21 July 2020).
Investigations under Strike Force Keperra are continuing.
Police are urging anyone with information that may assist Strike Force Keperra detectives to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our social media pages.
