Macchour Chaouk’s killer may have worn a wig to disguise himself as a bitter rival of the crime patriarch

A wild theory has emerged in the execution of crime family patriarch Macchour Chaouk with claims the killer tried to frame another man.

Police at the Brooklyn home where Macchour Chaouk was gunned down in 2010. Picture: David Crosling

The killer of crime family patriarch Macchour Chaouk may have worn a wig so he would be confused with the victim’s bitter rival.

The Herald Sun has been told one theory in the 2010 homicide is that whoever pulled the trigger wore a grey wig to look like Ahmad Haddara.

The wig is suspected of being a decoy move by the killer to put him in the frame.

Mr Haddara was the head of an Altona North family which had been in bitter conflict with the Chaouk family for some time.

The 64-year-old Chaouk was shot once in the chest in the backyard of his Brooklyn home by a gunman

He allegedly identified Mr Haddara as the shooter as he lay dying at the Geelong Rd property.

The Chaouk family made it clear on that day that they thought they knew who was responsible for the killing, vowing revenge.

Macchour Chaouk allegedly identified his killer as he lay dying.

Within hours, Ahmad Haddara was arrested by the homicide squad and his clothes were seized to be tested for gunshot residue.

He was questioned but said he had been at home all day and was quickly released.

No one has ever been charged over the murder, which unfolded with Chaouk’s wife Fatima and their one-year-old grandson nearby.

The property had CCTV but the deadly events were not recorded because its hard drive had been removed by police looking for evidence after a previous drug raid.

In 2016, Coroner Sarah Hinchey found there was nothing her court could do that would result in the killer being identified.

Ahmed Haddara, who died of natural causes in 2012, was the father of Mohammed Haddara, who was shot dead in front of his family’s home in 2009.

The Haddaras blamed the Chaouk family for the murder and a sustained period of conflict followed, including a machinegun drive-by shooting attack on a local McDonald’s restaurant.

One theory is the killer wore a wig to look like Ahmad Haddara.

Police eventually charged Ahmed Hablas with the murder of Mohammed Haddara after he made a false confession.

There were always strong doubts that Hablas was the culprit and he was later acquitted after recanting that version.

The man who intimidated him into putting his hand up was Ali Chaouk, the son of Macchour Chaouk.

It was he who shot Mohammed Haddara five times from behind in an argument over the use of a Mercedes-Benz at a wedding.

Chaouk was convicted by a Supreme Court jury in 2019 and sentenced to 24 years in jail.

He has a long history of violent crime and had spent 13 of the previous 14 years behind bars.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman said a significant number of people had been spoken to over the matter over the years.

The spokeswoman said any new information provided to police would be thoroughly investigated and that a $100,000 reward remained in place.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit the website www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.