By Alex Crowe
Underworld figure and professional boxer Sam Abdulrahim – known as “The Punisher” – has been the target of a third murder attempt after bullets were fired at his home in Melbourne’s north.
Police are investigating what they believe was a targeted attack on Abdulrahim, who just weeks ago was shot at multiple times outside the Thomastown home last month.
Former Mongols bikie and professional boxer Suleiman “Sam” Abdulrahim.Credit: Instagram
No one was inside the Larch Street townhouse when it was shot at again in the early hours of Saturday morning.
A crime scene was established at the property, which is fitted with multiple CCTV cameras.
On social media, a member of the public said the property had been cordoned off with police tape and the top windows of the town house had been smashed.
Victoria Police said they were working to establish the circumstances of the incident.
“At this stage investigators believe it to be a targeted incident and that there is no immediate threat to the public,” a spokesperson said.
Police at the scene outside Abdulrahim’s Thomastown address after a murder attempt in May.Credit: Jason South
Abdulrahim was lucky to escape injury after bullets were sprayed at him outside his Thomastown home on May 24.
The botched hit came after the underworld figure allegedly joined forces with an interstate gang to gain control of a slice of Victoria’s billion-dollar illicit tobacco market.
In February, this masthead reported police had warned Abdulrahim that there was a contract on his life and advised him against fighting at an upcoming boxing match.
Two separate venues due to host the fight were later firebombed, causing extensive damage to the buildings and prompting organisers to cancel the bout.
Four businesses connected to Abdulrahim have also been torched over the past year, including a Moonee Ponds tobacco and vape store that was targeted three times.
The shooting last month was not the first time an attempt has been made on Abdulrahim’s life.
The boxer survived being shot eight times while driving in a funeral procession outside the Fawkner cemetery in June 2022. The gunmen responsible allegedly fled overseas before they could be arrested.
Anyone with information or CCTV footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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