Woman Convicted After Leaking Data to Accused Kidnapper

A woman has been convicted over releasing confidential Service NSW data but will not face prison despite the information being used to seek ransom in an alleged violent kidnapping. Sira Elkheir handed over the confidential information, which included driver’s licence details, residential addresses and photographs, to her then boyfriend Esau Namoa in February and March 2023. Mr. Namoa is one of a group of people accused of the attempted kidnapping of Peter Vuong on March 1 from where he lived with his girlfriend Angel Bowyer in Smithfield. He suffered lacerations and a broken eye socket. Eight days later, Mr. Vuong was actually kidnapped....