LOS ANGELES — Four members of a Merced family whose abduction was captured on surveillance video have been found dead, authorities confirmed Wednesday night.
A farmworker called around 5:30 p.m. to report the bodies, Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke said. Deputies arrived at the scene shortly after, followed by detectives who determined the remains were those of 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri; her mother, Jasleen Kaur, 27; her father, Jasdeep Singh, 36; and her uncle, Amandeep Singh, 39, who were taken at gunpoint Monday from the family business in Merced off South Highway 59.
“Tonight our worst fears have been confirmed,” Warnke said. “We found the four people from the kidnapping and they are in fact deceased. … There’s no words right now to describe the anger I feel and the senselessness of this incident. I said it earlier, there’s a special place in hell for this guy.”
