Accused City of Ink gunman Mustafa Yuksel wins curfew extension to run kebab van
A bikie associate accused of a late-night drive-by shooting at a tattoo parlour owned by former AFL star Jake King has won a variation of his bail so he can run his kebab van.
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A bikie associate accused of a late-night drive-by shooting at a tattoo parlour owned by former AFL star Jake King has won a variation of his bail so he can run his kebab van.
The 9pm curfew slapped on Mustafa Yuksel, 25, had forced him to close his Adana Kings cafe in Brunswick East early, the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court heard today.
This meant he missed the late-night rush by kebab-craving Melburnians, and left him struggling to make ends meet, his lawyer said.
“It’s a kebab shop. People tend to eat kebabs later at night,” his lawyer said, asking for the curfew to be extended to midnight. “It’s just Mr Yuksel who works in this trailer.”
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Magistrate Julie Grainger granted a curfew extension to 11.30pm, but only on nights Mr Yuksel is working; otherwise, the 9pm curfew remains. And she warned him he would breach his bail if he did not drive back to his Dallas home immediately after his shift, without detours.
“There’s a very direct route home. I’ve looked at that,” she said.
In August last year, Ms Grainger bailed Mr Yuksel and a co-accused, Yahya Aboueid, despite opposition from police who argued they might commit offences.
Police allege the pair sprayed bullets into City of Ink, in South Melbourne, about 1.50am last July 14, before torching a stolen Hyundai with a revolver inside.
The tattoo parlour was founded by ex-Bandido Toby Mitchell and then relaunched by his friend King, the former Richmond player.
Mr Yuksel and Mr Aboueid are charged with discharging a firearm at premises, using a firearm in a public place, reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering persons, using a firearm in the commission of an indictable offence, using an unregistered handgun, theft of a motor vehicle, fraudulently using a registration plate, and arson.
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Police had earlier told the court Mr Yuksel was an associate of patched members of the Comanchero bikie club.
But yesterday the court heard that Mr Yuksel claims he now no longer has anything to do with any outlaw motorcycle gangs.
Ms Grainger commended Mr Yuksel for abiding by his strict bail conditions over the last eight months.
These conditions include that he report to his local police station daily, not leave Victoria, and use only one mobile phone, the number and password of which have been provided to police.
“He’s done a very good job so far of staying out of trouble since last year,” she said.