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Gunmen kidnap alleged Silverwater bikie accountant: cops

A kidnapped accountant allegedly linked to a bike gang has refused to help police or receive hospital treatment after being found, police say.

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An accountant in Sydney’s west was kidnapped over Comanchero bikie links, NSW Police say after finding the man.

On Monday morning the businessman was kidnapped upon leaving his car after commuting to his Silverwater workplace, police say. The Daily Telegraph reports that three men in balaclavas pulled the man from his car at 8.40am.

A Sydney businessman was allegedly kidnapped on Monday morning by three men in balaclavas as he was arriving at work in Slough Business Park at Silverwater (pictured).
A Sydney businessman was allegedly kidnapped on Monday morning by three men in balaclavas as he was arriving at work in Slough Business Park at Silverwater (pictured).

Police allege one kidnapper was brandishing a handgun.

“Officers attached to State Crime Command’s robbery and serious crime squad attended and commenced an investigation into the incident,’’ a police statement said.

Police traced two vehicles allegedly involved in the abduction: a BMW and a Hyundai. One of the vehicles led investigators to a home in South Wentworthville where riot police were dispatched.

The missing accountant was not found at the scene but a tip-off at 7.30pm led police to Grantham Park in southwestern Sydney where he was located.

Police say the man has not co-operated with subsequent investigations. Picture: Tom Parrish
Police say the man has not co-operated with subsequent investigations. Picture: Tom Parrish

He reportedly suffered a broken nose for which he was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for facial injuries.

Police say the businessman refused to go to hospital for the injury and has not co-operated with subsequent investigations.

James Dowling
James DowlingScience and Health Reporter

James Dowling is a reporter for The Australian’s Sydney bureau. He previously worked as a cadet journalist writing for the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and NewsWire, in addition to this masthead. As an intern at The Age he was nominated for a Quill award for News Reporting in Writing.

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