Millionaire property developer’s younger brother kidnapped for four days from Belfield home before massive ransom offer
Terrifying footage has captured the moment a millionaire property developer’s brother was allegedly kidnapped and held for four days.
CCTV from a nearby home caught George Ayoub, 28, being snatched by three masked men from outside of his home in Belifield in Sydney’s southwest about 6am on Thursday morning.
The brother of Masscon Property founder Charlie Ayoub and father-of-one can be seen looking at the white SUV as it screeches to a halt beside him, before briefly trying to get away from the men rushing at him.
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Former gangster turned social media star, Peter Vaiusu, stepped in to help secure Ayoub’s release and offered to mediate the captors getting $80,000 in gold.
“To the gang that nabbed him this morning I’m asking you, please, let him go,” he said on TikTok.
“I’ve lived the life, I’ve been charged with kidnapping myself .... I know how it works.
“All I’m asking for is a bit of compassion … At this point, right now, it’s all about the Ayoub family.
“This guy is not a gangster.”
Police had requested the media not report on the kidnapping until he was found safe, with fears the publicity might sour release negotiations.
Officers from the Robbery and Serious Crime Squad had been brought onto the case as part of Operation Mammoth to search for Ayoub until Sunday night, the Daily Mail reports, when he was safely released after a ransom deal was struck.
Vaiusu took to TikTok on Monday morning to reveal Ayoub had been released by his captors after a $1 million payment was offered.
“It’s 3.30am, I haven’t had any sleep for three days,” Vaiusu said.
‘The boys and I have been doing what we have to do to secure his freedom.
“It’s a long story, but $1 million was put up, as of an hour ago we finally secured his freedom.
“The look on George’s face when he saw us was priceless and also the tears that came from his family’s face when we walked him into the house was priceless.”
A spokesperson for NSW Police confirmed Ayoub was released “uninjured” about 2.15am on Monday in Chipping Norton.
“Investigations under Strike Force Mammoth are continuing, and as such, police will not be making further comment at this time,” NSW Police said.
