Finks bikies arrested over alleged kidnapping, assault of former gang member
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Four members of the Finks bikie gang and a female associate have been arrested over the kidnapping and assault of a former gang member.
Police will allege the victim was assaulted physically and with a weapon, was stabbed in the knee and burnt with boiling water over a period of about 12 hours.
He also sustained fractures to his skull and cheek bones and lost hearing in one ear.
Police expect to charge the group with kidnapping, extortion, serious assault, malicious wounding and sexual assault.
The incident is alleged to have occurred at a hotel in Vineyard in December last year.
Police were called after cleaners noticed blood spattered on the walls and furnishings.
The victim had been invited to the hotel and knew the people who allegedly assaulted him.
Police allege the man was burnt with boiling water to remove his bikie tattoo.
"[This] is quite consistent with outlaw motorcycle club culture," Detective Superintendent Deb Wallace said.
"When you leave a club... you must remove all identifiers that you have been a member of that outlaw motorcycle gang and if you don't remove it, they will remove it by force.
"We'll be alleging the victim was planning to leave the motorcycle gang or they didn't want him in the gang."
Strike Force Raptor detectives searched five homes in Hassell Grove, Kellyville, Rouse Hill and Schofield at 6:00am, arresting the five people.
Police expect more people will be arrested in relation to this incident.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, assault, vineyard-2765, sydney-2000, nsw
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