Aspiring Olympic boxer and Jason De Ieso murder-accused Musa Ali Alzuain has bail refused by Supreme Court
An alleged Hells Angels bikie charged over the 2012 murder of innocent man Jason de Ieso is behind bars, despite offering $350,000 to keep his freedom.
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An aspiring boxer and alleged Hells Angels bikie has had his request for bail on a murder charge refused by the Supreme Court.
Musa Ali Alzuain, 27, is accused of being one of nine men who stormed a panelbeating business owned by Jason De Ieso on November 21, 2012.
Six of the men were armed with guns and opened fire, killing Mr De Ieso – who was an innocent party – in an escalating bikie war between the Finks and the Hells Angels.
During a brief hearing on Friday morning, in which Alzuain’s family were present, Justice Malcolm Blue said he was refusing the bail application.
Alzuain’s family had previously offered to put up a $350,000 cash surety to ensure his release.
The refusal means a pending application by Alzuain’s brother Hussain, who is also accused of being involved in the murder, is unlikely to succeed.
Alzuain’s other brother, Mohamed, who has also been charged with murder, had his attempt at bail refused last year.
Alzuain had his application for bail refused in the Adelaide Magistrates Court by Magistrate Elizabeth Sheppard last year but launched a Supreme Court appeal.
His lawyer Marie Shaw QC said Alzuain wanted to be released so he could return to his boxing training with the goal of representing Australia.
Prosecutor Jim Pearce QC revealed during the hearings that Mr De Ieso had died from wounds sustained from a shotgun blast and that he would allege that Alzuain had been carrying a sawn-off shotgun during the incident.
Security camera footage from the workshop shows nine men walking towards the front of the business before opening fire.
At least six of the men are believed to have been carrying guns.
The group’s intended target had left the workshop only minutes before the bikies arrived.
After more than six years of ongoing investigations five men were arrested in connection with the slaying.
The five men initially arrested and charged with Mr De Ieso’s murder were brothers Husain Ali Alzuain, Mohammed Alzuain, Musa Ali Alzuain, and Daniel Mark Jalleh and Ross William Montgomery.
Kyle Pryde was arrested in Queensland after a six week manhunt and charged with the murder in October last year.
In December, detectives from the Serious and Organised Crime Taskforce swooped again, arresting Nicholas Sianis and charging him with De Ieso’s murder.
