Brothers 4 Life founder Bassam Hamzy to face trial over alleged role in Brayden Dillon murder
The founder of Brothers 4 Life is alleged to have falsified documents from inside jail in a bid to influence the police investigation into Brayden Dillon‘s death.
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Notorious underworld figure Bassam Hamzy will face trial in August next year over his alleged involvement in the execution of teenager Brayden Dillon.
Hamzy has pleaded not guilty to charges of perverting the course of justice and directing a criminal group.
Prosecutors will allege the Brothers 4 Life founder falsified documents from inside his jail cell in relation to the murder investigation of 15-year-old Brayden, who was shot dead while he slept in bed at his home in Glenfield on Good Friday in 2017.
The shooting was allegedly a reprisal for a fatal stabbing incident a year earlier involving Brayden’s older brother.
In a brief mention of the matter in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court on Wednesday, a representative for the Director of Public Prosecutions said a new team of lawyers had to be assigned to the case recently due to an unforeseen issue arising with another trial, and that the new Crown prosecutor was yet to review the substantial brief of evidence, which was currently spread across 50 folders.
However, both parties said it was anticipated the case could be “refined” with some negotiations and that much of the material would ultimately not be tendered in the case.
“It’s clear to me a lot of material isn’t going to be relevant and we’ll be able to narrow it down considerably,” defence lawyer Dennis Stewart told the court.
The trial is currently listed to begin on August 28 in Goulburn District Court, with an estimated length of four weeks.
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