EXCLUSIVE
An influencer and her family have moved out of their McMansion after her boyfriend was allegedly kidnapped from the property and had his teeth pulled out with pliers over a drug debt believed to be owed by one of his relatives.
TikTok star Angel Bowyer, 25, and her partner Peter Vuong, 27, were sleeping at their family home in Smithfield, in Sydney’s west, on March 9 last year when a group of men allegedly broke into the house armed with sledgehammers and guns.
The men then allegedly kidnapped Vuong and held him captive at a squalid property in Belmore, in the city’s west-central part, where they reportedly blindfolded him and tortured him for six days as they attempted to extort a $5 million ransom from him.
The cash demands were allegedly sent to cryptocurrency investor Tran Dinh, the husband of Ms Bowyer’s cousin, who then alerted police and triggered a complex rescue operation to save Mr Vuong.
Mr Dinh is believed to have been the target of the attack and has since left Australia, while six men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping.
Daily Mail Australia can now reveal that the Bowyer family, which includes Angel, her mother Yen, father Linh and brother Tim, put their home up for sale in August, five months after the alleged attack.
The four-bedroom property on a 683-square-metre block features a “cinema room,” two bathrooms, a double garage and a $4,000 security system.
It sold on September 26 for $1.57 million and the family bought another property in Sydney for $1.8 million the following month.
Peter Vuong, 26, and his glamorous influencer girlfriend Angel Bowyer (above, together) were sleeping over at her family home in Smithfield when he was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint and taken to a squalid home 20 miles away and tortured.
The Bowyer family’s Smithfield home, where Mr Vuong (pictured) was allegedly abducted, has been quietly sold
The property, which sold for more than $1.5 million, also features a “movie theater” and a $4,000 security system.
Neighbours previously told Daily Mail Australia that the family had installed a high-tech security system at the premises a few days before the alleged abduction.
Court documents allege that the accused attackers had made a failed attempt to kidnap Mr. Vuong days before he was abducted.
Angel Bowyer is a convicted drug offender who was jailed for selling large quantities of MDMA, but has now reinvented herself as a major brand influencer with over 350,000 followers.
After leaving prison, she found fame on TikTok, where she partners with popular fashion brands like Pretty Little Things, Stax, and Gingham & Heels.
Despite being embroiled in the alleged kidnapping scandal, her social media stardom continues to thrive.
Her number of followers has grown by more than 1,000 in the last 12 months and she has now also become an ambassador for the American brand FashionNova.
Mr Vuong (left) is pictured with Tran Dinh (right)
Bowyer is a major brand influencer with over 350,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok.
Daily Mail Australia does not suggest that any member of Ms Bowyer’s family had any involvement in Mr Vuong’s extortion, or that they knew of his previous drug dealing.
Viliami Siasau, 20, Valali Tonga, 21, Sunia Siasau, 21, and John Totau Fahamokioa, 21, Lolo Liavaa, 20, and Kitueau Tatafu, 22, were arrested on 14 March 2023, shortly after Mr Vuong was rescued.
Sira Elkheir, 22, was arrested the following month on April 12 and charged with allegedly accessing sensitive data, including driver’s licence details and addresses, through her role as a public servant at Service NSW to assist with the kidnapping and extortion.
Ms Elkheir pleaded guilty and was sentenced in March this year to an 18-month good behaviour bond and 30 hours of community service.
The charges against John Totau Fahamokioa have since been dropped, while the cases of Sunia Siasau, Viliami Siasau, Valali Tonga and Lolo Liavaa remain before the courts.
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