Hampton Park Hells Angel jailed for shooting brothers at Hallam hotel
A HAMPTON Park Hells Angel bikie who shot two brothers in a Hallam hotel car park has been jailed for at least six years.
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A HAMPTON Park Hells Angel bikie who shot two brothers in a Hallam hotel car park has been jailed for at least six years.
The man shot the pair during a fight at the Hampton Park Tavern, leaving one with permanent stomach wounds and the other with a bullet lodged in his backside.
Vince Tominiko was sentenced for serious injury, weapons, driving and bail breach charges at the County Court earlier this month.
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The court heard on November 19 last year the then 25-year-old was at a 30th birthday party with church friends and family.
After midnight there was an altercation, which Tominiko was not directly involved in, before he went to his car and got out a shortened rifle.
He then shot the older brother in the buttocks before going after the fleeing younger brother.
While others were attacking him, including stomping him on his head, Tominiko shot him at point blank range in the stomach.
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Tominiko drove off, later organising (unsuccessfully) for the firearm to be destroyed.
The brothers were taken to hospital for emergency treatment.
The older brother still has bullet fragments inside his thigh and possibly in his scrotum, while his sibling’s life-threatening stomach injury required part of his intestine to be removed.
Tominiko was arrested at a Cranbourne servo the day after the attack, telling police he shot them in self-defence.
He has a violent past including threats to kill, recklessly causing injury, assault, affray and drug trafficking convictions.
Judge Susan Pullen said psychology reports showed Tominiko had a “tough guy” identity encouraged by belonging to the Hells Angels.
“I remain concerned about your ability to be rehabilitated but hopefully one day ‘the penny will drop’ and you will realise that spending more and more time in custody is perhaps not a satisfactory utilisation of your time,” she said.
Tominiko, who has a wife and two children, was imprisoned for eight-and-a-half years with a non-parole period of six years.
As a New Zealand national, he is also likely to be deported upon release.
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