Overview

• NSW detectives arrested Nguyen, 29, in Bankstown on Thursday and charged him with murder and wounding with intent over the April attack.
• He appeared in Bankstown Local Court on Friday after being refused police bail, and his lawyer has indicated he intends to plead not guilty with a next appearance set for November 12 in Burwood.
• Investigators allege Nguyen met the offenders beforehand, led them to the home, and enabled the gunpoint abduction while aware of threats sent to the victim’s partner.
• Thi Kim Tran, 45, was taken from her Bankstown home on April 17; her body was later found in a burnt-out SUV in Beverly Hills, and forensic work showed she had been shot.
• Strike Force Bushfield’s inquiry remains active as police seek other suspects connected to a predominantly Vietnamese-linked syndicate and follow evidence from a prior search at a suspected rural drug lab near Melbourne.