Brothers4Life gang member Mohammad Kalal found dead in unit a week after jail release
Mohammad Kalal, who was jailed for 10 years for his role in two gang shootings, was found unconscious in his Brighton Le Sands unit just a week after his release.
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A senior member of the notorious Brothers 4 Life gang has been found dead in his home less than a week after getting out of jail for his involvement in two 2013 shootings.
Mohammad Kalal was found unconscious in his Brighton Le Sands unit last Thursday morning by relatives, who had called in a locksmith to open the door because of concerns when he failed to answer both his phone and the door bell.
Kalal, 36, had walked out of prison on June 2 after being behind bars since early 2014 for his role in two shootings when he was a member of the infamous Blacktown B4L chapter.
The first incident saw the now exiled Alameddine crime clan member Masood Zakaria’s relative shot by mistake in an attempt on his life on November 4, 2014, while Kalal was also among the gunmen to open fire on three men outside the Chokollata Cafe in Bankstown three days later.
Luckily, neither shooting was fatal, but he was still sentenced to a maximum 10 years in jail for his crimes.
The Daily Telegraph understands Kalal had been watching State of Origin Game 1 between NSW and Queensland with a family member last Wednesday, before his relative went off to get some food.
He returned within the hour but when he rang the doorbell, Kalal did not answer.
Assuming he had gone to sleep or gone out, the relative left.
When other family members were unable to reach the recently paroled gangster the next day they called in a locksmith, who opened the door to Kalal’s apartment about 1pm and the grim discovery was made.
A NSW Police spokesperson said the death was not being treated as suspicious and a post mortem will now be carried out to determine how Kalal died.
The Brothers 4 Life gang was started by NSW’s most infamous prisoner Bassam Hamzy from inside jail.
But when the Blacktown and Bankstown chapters turned on each other in 2013, the gang’s impact was felt on the streets of Sydney.
The feud pitted Farhad “The Afghan” Qaumi, the boss of the Blacktown chapter, against Mohammad “Little Crazy” Hamzy, the boss of the Bankstown chapter.
“He was part of Farhad Qaumi’s crew, he was a key player,” a police source said.
“Kalal was involved in the shooting of Masood (Zakaria’s) sister and the triple shooting at Chokollata.
“He also got stabbed with a pen by Qaumi’s brother (Mumtaz), who was his co-accused, as they sat in court at Downing Centre (District Court).”
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