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Shannon Tonkin is a court reporter for The Daily Telegraph. She is a Kennedy Award winner and Walkley nominee, with a strong interest in crime, justice and legislative reform. She can be found most days sitting in the back of a courtroom.

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(L-R) Shooting victim Omar, Comanchero bikie boss Tarek and jailed younger brother Abdul Zahed. Picture: Supplied (to Hanrahan)

Youngest Zahed brother facing ‘drug money’ charges

Abdul Zahed faced Burwood court on Tuesday, almost two months after his brothers were targeted in a brazen underworld shooting at an Auburn gym.

Police & Courts

**ID confirmed by Madeline Crittenden **Comanchero bikie Matthew Douet. The Wollongong bikie, highly ranked as the secretary of the Comanchero South Coast chapter, will spend the next two weeks in jail after he allegedly coward punched a man in the head when he refused to buy him a beer. Picture: Facebook

Accused bikie’s bid to dry out alongside O’Keefe at luxury lodge

Former TV host Andrew O’Keefe is among 20 men being housed at the waterfront rehab centre north of Port Stephens. Soon they will be joined by an accused bikie looking to kick his own drug habit.

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