Inside the Hells Angels and Finks bikie war that led to the shooting murder of Jason De Ieso
Tensions between the Hells Angels and Finks were bubbling towards boiling point in the months leading up to the shooting death of an innocent panel beater.
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In the 18-months before innocent panel beater Jason De Ieso was shot dead at his Pooraka workshop, tensions between the Hells Angels and Finks were bubbling towards boiling point.
During the Supreme Court murder trial over the past five months, the court heard the warring gangs sparred off on multiple occasions – including nightclub bashings, a firebombing and a Hindley St shooting.
Seven men were found guilty of murder. They are brothers Husain Alzuain, 36, of Goodwood, Mohamed Alzuain, 32, of Mile End and Musa Ali Alzuain, 30, of St Morris, along with Daniel Mark Jalleh, 34, of Clovelly Park, Ross William Montgomery, 38, of Andrews Farm, Kyle Lloyd Pryde, 35, of Adelaide and Nicholas Sianis, 36, of Beverley.
The jury was unable to reach a verdict on Seywan Moradi, 36, of Walkley Heights. Moradi pleaded not guilty and continues to maintain his innocence.
According to the prosecution, these are the incidents involving the rival bikie clubs.
May 29, 2011: City Nightclub bashing
A disagreement outside the Firm Nightclub on North Tce about 4am sparked a vicious brawl inside City Nightclub about an hour later.
CCTV footage of the incident was played in the murder trial, showing Finks members storming across the dance floor to confront the group of Hells Angels inside.
The men began punching, kicking and stomping and metal bar stools were used as weapons.
Nine Finks members were charged and sentenced for charges of aggravated affray over the incident, which left multiple men injured including one man who required multiple stitches to mend a head wound.
September 30, 2011: Shooting at Sandery home
Disguised men forced their way into then Finks member Mark Sandery’s Semaphore home and fired weapons. A young boy in the home was shot twice in the leg.
Then-Hells Angel associate Arron Cluse was found guilty of aggravated serious criminal trespass and two counts of endangering life in the wake of the attack on the basis he was among the group present during the attack.
He was arrested after a hammer with his DNA was left behind after the attack and was later jailed for 11 years.
December 17, 2011: Shots fired at Burton house
Just weeks after the shooting at the Sandery home, several shots were fired into Cluse’s Burton home in a drive by shooting.
About a month later, in January 2012, the court heard the same Shepley Crescent house was torched, causing $150,000 worth of damage and rendering it uninhabitable.
March 3, 2012: Affray outside Strats nightclub
A large brawl between men linked to the Hells Angels and Finks outside Strats nightclub on Hindley St broke out just after midnight.
A shot was fired along Hindley St and a gun linked to the shooting was later found at the then Ashford home of a senior Fink.
November 17, 2012: Affray at Knees of Fury
A fight broke out between members of the Finks and Hells Angels about 7.30pm at the Knees of Fury Thai kickboxing event at the Adelaide Arena in Findon.
A witness told the trial the groups of men involved quickly dispersed upon hearing police sirens.
November 20, 2012: Alzuain family home firebombing
The front of the Alzuain family home at Parafield Gardens was forced open and a Molotov cocktail was thrown inside.
The jury heard members of the Alzuain family believed members of the Finks were behind the bombing, which had caused about $1000 damage.
Television crew footage of the incident showed members of the Alzuain family and other men force their way past police who were manning the front door.
November 21, 2012: Tattoo parlour bashing
A group of hooded men arrived at then senior Finks member Charles Bonnici’s Diment Rd, Salisbury North tattoo parlour, Lords of Ink, and order out customers.
A witness, Terry Jeffrey, who was inside the parlour when a group of men wearing hooded jumpers arrived told the jury the group of men emerged minutes later.
Mr Jeffrey said he waited in the carpark and asked a staff member afterwards if he should call the police, but was told to “f**k off”.
Another witness told the court the shop was “chaotic” after the incident and that items, including mirrors, had been smashed, and that the staff inside suffered head injuries.
November 21, 2012: Shooting at Pooraka
A group of nine disguised men – five of whom police alleged were carrying guns – storm across the front yard of Mr De Ieso’s Unique Custom Paint and Panel business before at least three of them opened fire.
Mr De Ieso, 33, was shot in the head and later died in hospital.
During the trial, the jury was told Mr De Ieso was shot in a case of mistaken identity by a group of Hells Angels-linked men whose intended target was actually Mr Bonnici, who had left minutes earlier to attend to his tattoo parlour.
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