A woman found in bed with the third man charged over the alleged kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian bashed her previous boyfriend last year in a drunken rampage at his home. 

Jenessa Thurston, 21, was arrested alongside Deklin Donnelly, 22, when heavily armed police raided a house at Seven Hills in Sydney’s west early on Wednesday morning.

Officers from the Tactical Operations Unit found Thurston and Donnelly in bed and allegedly located a sawn-off 12-gauge shotgun and shells under that bed.

They also allegedly seized heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and cannabis, and charged Thurston with breaching an apprehended domestic violence order by being with Donnelly.

Donnelly was led from the Seven Hills premises in his underpants and charged with kidnapping and murdering Mr Baghsarian, who was allegedly held for a $50million ransom in a case of mistaken identity.

Mr Baghsarian was allegedly taken from his home at North Ryde in Sydney’s north in the early hours of February 13. His body was discovered 11 days later at Pitt Town in the city’s north-west. 

While police insisted Thurston played no role in what allegedly happened to Mr Baghsarian, her criminal past caught up with her later on Wednesday when she appeared in Blacktown Local Court, where she was was jailed for 10 months. 

Thurston pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching an apprehended domestic violence order taken out by police on February 24 to protect Donnelly.

Jenessa Thurston, who was found in bed with the third man charged over the kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian, bashed her previous boyfriend last year in a drunken rampage

Thurston, 21, was arrested with Deklin Donnelly, 22, when heavily armed police raided a house at Seven Hills in Sydney’s west early on Wednesday morning. Donnelly is pictured

Court documents state that the one-time McDonald’s worker was also convicted of assaulting a police officer at Emu Plains in Sydney’s west in January last year after attacking her then boyfriend.

At that time, Thurston was unemployed and staying with a cousin at Lithgow in the NSW Central Tablelands. She was trying to stay off meth and receiving Centrelink payments of about $1,000 a fortnight.

On January 13, Thurston visited her on-and-off boyfriend of the past year, who Daily Mail has chosen not to name, at his Emu Plains home. 

The boyfriend left the house to go bike riding with mates, while Thurston stayed and started drinking cans of Bundaberg rum.

When the boyfriend returned, the pair had sex then both went into the bathroom, according a statement of facts tendered in court.

‘The [boyfriend] told [Thurston] that he didn’t want to be with her anymore as he was sick of her cheating on him,’ the statement said. ‘[Thurston] started yelling and accusing the [boyfriend] of cheating on her with other girls.’ 

Back in the bedroom, Thurston headbutted her boyfriend, who ran away. Thurston followed him and smashed a picture frame in the hallway.

Thurston chased the boyfriend around the kitchen bench until he sat down on the lounge. She then stood over him and punched him in the head multiple times.

While police insisted Thurston (above) played no role in what happened to Mr Baghsarian, her criminal past had caught up with her later on Wednesday when she was jailed for 10 months over previous offences

Donnelly was arrested in his underpants (above) and charged with kidnapping and murdering Mr Baghsarian, who was allegedly held for a $50million ransom in a case of mistaken identity

Thurston packed a bag of clothes, smashed a television screen, and ran down the street ‘screaming and yelling’. 

The boyfriend went to an aunt’s place nearby but then returned to his house, which he had left open. He locked up the house and turned off the lights before Thurston returned and cracked a glass panel in the front door.

Thurston went around the side of the house, smashing pot plants and using a sword she found to destroy the glass in the back windows and door.

Next, Thurston threw a beer stein, which skidded across the living room floor to the kitchen and hit her boyfriend, causing a cut to his ankle. But her fury was still far from over.

‘[Thurston] knocked over a jerry can and petrol has spilled everywhere and stated, “I’m going to burn your f***ing house down”,’ the statement of facts said.  

‘The accused caused extensive damage to multiple areas of the house and continued damaging the property as she was highly intoxicated. 

‘[She] left a trail of blood multiple in different parts of the house where she had destroyed glass and caused injuries to herself as a result.’

About 12.50am, police began receiving multiple calls from neighbours who reported a woman screaming and ‘lots of smashing and banging’ coming from the house.

Mr Baghsarian, 85, was kidnapped from his North Ryde home in the early hours of February 13

Officers from the Tactical Operations Unit who arrested Donnelly and Thurston on Wednesday morning allegedly found a sawn-off shotgun and shells under his bed (above)

When officers arrived, they found Thurston standing to the right of the front door in front of a smashed window, ‘screaming and carrying on’.

‘[Thurston] was screaming and yelling saying, “Arrest me, I don’t give a f***”,’ the statement of facts said.

‘The accused was screaming towards the house saying, “I’ll f***ing kill you motherf***er”.

‘Whilst the accused was in handcuffs and seated on the grass out the front she stated “I’ll get Tyrell to jump on your head c***” and “I got locked outside so I started smashing all the windows” and “I’ll get my brother to run through your house c***”.’

Thurston was arrested and taken to Penrith police station, where she spat at a constable when he opened the caged vehicle’s door.

She was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, stalk or intimidate, destroying property and assaulting a police officer.

Thurston was convicted of the first three offences at Mount Druitt Local Court on December 9 and sentenced to an eight-month intensive correction order. 

For assaulting the cop, she was convicted and given a seven-month community correction order (CCO).

Police allege Donnelly is a ‘major player’ in Mr Baghsarian’s alleged kidnapping and murder 

On February 24 this year, Thurston was served with an apprehended domestic violence order taken out by police to protect her new boyfriend, Donnelly.

She was not to assault, stalk, threaten, harass or intimidate Donnelly, not destroy his property or harm any animal he owned, or go within 100m of where he lived or worked.

Thurston was arrested on March 12, when police went to Donnelly’s then North St Marys home to check if she was complying with the order.

On that day, officers were greeted at the door by Donnelly and asked if Thurston was present.

‘[Donnelly] appeared very nervous and told police she was not there,’ a statement of facts tendered in court said.

‘Police requested to come into the home and do a quick check to ensure she was not inside and [Donnelly] thought about it for a while and said “I’d rather you didn’t”.

‘At this time police saw [Thurston] through the gap of the door and police said, “OK I just saw her” and [Thurston] walked out and said, “Yes I’m here”.’

Thurston pleaded guilty to that breach the day it occurred and was sentenced at Penrith Local Court to a 12-month CCO. 

Thurston breached the order again last Wednesday when police went to Donnelly’s new Seven Hills address to arrest him over Mr Baghsarian’s kidnapping and murder.

The two CCOs she was serving were revoked and Thurston was re-sentenced to 10 months’ jail with a minimum six-month term for assaulting the policeman, as well as breaching the restraining order.

Donnelly did not appear in person when his case was mentioned on Thursday at Blacktown Local Court. 

As well as the murder and kidnapping charges he is accused of firearm and drug offences including supplying heroin, meth and cocaine, and possessing cannabis.

He did not apply for bail and is due to appear at Penrith Local Court on May 22.

Daniel Stevens, 24, and Gerard Andrews, 29, have also been charged over Mr Baghsarian’s alleged kidnapping and murder.

Police believe the intended target for the abduction was a relative of Sydney businessman Dimitri Stepanyan, who lived on the same street as Mr Baghsarian.

On Wednesday, Detective Acting Superintendent Marks described Donnelly’s alleged role in the atrocity.

‘We will allege that he facilitated and recruited others to help in the kidnapping and detention of Mr Baghsarian,’ he said.

‘We will also allege that he arranged people to dispose of Mr Baghsarian’s body.

‘What we will allege is that he is not the highest, but he is a major player in this matter.’