Five more men have been charged with murder in Sydney over the horrific alleged kidnapping and killing of a Vietnamese mother-of-two whose husband worked for an Asian organised crime gang.
The body of Thi Kim Tran, 45, was found in a burned out car after she was allegedly abducted from her home in Bankstown in front of her two boys, stripped naked, assaulted and shot dead on April 17.
Her eight-year-son suffered serious head injuries after allegedly being bashed with a baseball bat during the kidnapping, and spent days in a coma. His older brother, 15, was not physically hurt but police said he suffered psychological injuries from viewing the alleged attack.
Four people were charged over Ms Tran’s death last year, and NSW Police said on Friday five more men had been arrested and charged between December and March.
Five men have been arrested and charged in Sydney over the horrific alleged kidnapping and murder of a Vietnamese mother-of-two whose husband was a meth cook for an Asian gang.
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Police said they identified a hit team who waited at a rural property in Victoria for Ms Tran’s husband with the intention of killing him, but when he failed to appear a Sydney-based team kidnapped Ms Tran “in a bid to force his compliance, before ultimately killing her”.
Last year police alleged a man charged with Ms Tran’s murder in August hired her husband in 2022 to cook methylamphetamine for the Victoria-based syndicate, and was tasked with “resolving” an allegation the husband had stolen drugs from the gang, which they said was a “major player” and primarily Vietnamese.
On December 16 police raided a home in Monterey in Sydney’s south and arrested a 26-year-old man who was later charged with murder, two counts of “conspire and agree to murder any person”, “possess unauthorised firearm”, “possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority”, and “participate criminal group contribute criminal activity”.
On January 16 police arrested a 22-year-old man at Sydney Airport, and charged him with murder, two counts of “conspire and agree to murder any person”, “participate criminal group contribute criminal activity”, and two counts of “fail to comply digital evidence access order direction”.
On February 21 another man, 30, was arrested at Sydney Airport and charged with murder, two counts of “conspire and agree to murder any person”, and “participate criminal group contribute criminal activity”.
Two more men, aged 18 and 25, were arrested in Silverwater and Lithgow on March 18 and charged with charged with murder, two counts of “conspire and agree to murder any person”, and “participate criminal group contribute criminal activity”.
Header image: Left, Thi Kim Tran (supplied). Right, a man being arrested at Sydney Airport (NSW Police).
