A manhunt is under way after a man was left seriously injured in a brutal kidnapping in Sydney's west.
Authorities were called to a car park on Woodville Road in Villawood about 6.50am today and arrived to find a 29-year-old man with stab wounds in the back of a Toyota sedan.
Police will allege the man was taken from Military Road in Guilford yesterday afternoon, and stabbed, burnt and beaten over the course of 12 hours.
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He was then tied up and put in the back of the Camry.
A woman who heard the man's screams found him and called triple zero.
He was put on a stretcher and taken to hospital in a serious condition, but he has since stabilised.
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The offenders still have not been located
A crime scene has been established and an investigation is ongoing.
The Camry has been taken for forensic testing. Police are investigating whether the incident is linked to Sydney's underworld.
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