Key events12m agoWelcomeShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureFourth man charged over alleged kidnapping and murder of Chris BaghsarianNSW police have charged a fourth man over the alleged kidnapping and murder of Chris Baghsarian.The 85-year-old disappeared from his North Ryde home on 13 February and his remains were found on 24 February near a golf club in Pitt Town.Police do not believe he was the intended target of the kidnapping but was taken in a case of mistaken identity.Three people have already been charged with Baghsarian’s murder.In a statement issued early Wednesday morning, police said they arrested a 19-year-old man on Tuesday morning at Mt Druitt Police Station.He was charged with murder and take/detain in company with intent to ransom occasion actual bodily harm.The man was refused bail to appear in Mt Druitt local court today.WelcomeGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then Nick Visser will be your guide through the morning.Today the health minister, Mark Butler, will detail major changes to the NDIS including significant funding “savings”. The government says the savings, in part, from the national disability insurance scheme will go to funding improved aged care including showering and dressing.And there has been a development in the case of the alleged kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian earlier this year, with a fourth man arrested and charged.
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Australia news live: NDIS savings to fund better aged care including showers, minister says; fourth man charged over alleged Baghsarian kidnapping murder
World news | The Guardian April 21, 2026 at 09:03 PM

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