Prosecutors fears ‘ongoing rivalry’ for groups involved in boxing shooting

Prosecutors fear an “ongoing rivalry” between two groups at the centre of a bloody fight-night triple shooting in Kensington earlier this month. It comes as one of the accused was formally charged with one count of attempted murder, on the day friends and family farewelled the shooting victim.

Prosecutors fear “ongoing rivalry” between two groups at the centre of a bloody fight-night triple shooting in Kensington earlier this month.

Accused gunman Mikhael Myko, 25, from Pascoe Vale, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday after being extradited from NSW where he was nabbed by police on Friday night.

He was formally charged with one count of attempted murder, two counts of intentionally causing serious injury including one in the circumstances of gross violence and affray.

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It comes as friends and family today farewelled slain father-of-one Ben Togiai, who died in a hail of bullets outside the boxing match at the Melbourne Pavilion.

Abdullah El Nasher, 27, had to be treated for several days at a Sydney hospital but was taken to Bankstown Local Court today where Victoria Police were given a green light to extradition him to Melbourne. El Nasher is expected to be charged ahead of his scheduled court appearance in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Ben Togiai was today farewelled by friends and family.

Police have also identified Abdullah’s brother, Ali as a suspect in the shooting.

The 28-year-old remains on the run.

Wearing a black jumper and rolled up tracksuits pants, Mr Myko smirked at his supporters in the courtroom as he was led into the dock. The court heard police were hunting a fourth co-offender over the shootings which killed Mr Togiai and left two men — a 34-year-old from Lalor and 32-year-old from Craigieburn — in hospital.

Prosecutors requested the names of the alleged victims be withheld from media as not to give away the “particulars” of the investigation as there is an “ongoing rivalry between these two groups”.

Mikhael Myko was formally charged with one count of attempted murder,

Police also requested extra time to compile a brief of evidence due to what they described as extensive CCTV evidence and more than 1000 patrons who were at the venue and needed to be interviewed.

Magistrate Charlie Rozencwajg said he would only grant the prosecution eight weeks to compile their evidence.

Mr Myko did not speak during the brief hearing and did not apply for bail.

Police are treating the incident as a targeted attack and believe that the parties involved were known to each other.

Mr Myko will return to court on June 4 for a committal hearing.