Man shot through eye and buried alive survived attempted murder by ‘contract crew’, NSW police allege

Victim walked into service station covered in dirt in 2024, say detectives who allege offenders responsible for another kidnapping and also murder of Rich Choup

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Homicide squad detectives investigating the murder of Rich “Dylan” Choup are appealing for information from the public regarding two other violent incidents they believe could be linked.

Strike Force Hallet was established to investigate a “contract crew” allegedly responsible for the death of Choup in July 2024; the separate kidnapping and torture of a man in Canley Vale; and the attempted murder of another man in Queensland.

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