Sam Abdulrahim’s ‘miraculous’ recovery after Fawkner shooting

Sam Abdulrahim has “miraculously” left hospital less than three weeks after he had major surgery to patch up bullet wounds from an ambush shooting.

Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim has left hospital, less than three weeks after he was shot eight times by a would-be assassin.

Abdulrahim, 36, has departed the Royal Melbourne Hospital after undergoing two serious surgeries to treat wounds sustained in the June 25 ambush.

Sources say doctors who treated the professional boxer have labelled his recovery as “miraculous”, crediting his fitness for his quick return to health.

Abdulrahim was shot eight times in total and suffered damage to his liver, kidneys and lungs.

Injuries sustained from bullet wounds can often take months to recover from.

Detectives from the bikie-busting Echo task force continue to investigate the case and are yet to lay any charges over the Fawkner shooting.

Underworld sources said the shooting, which unfolded at the funeral of Abdulrahim’s cousin, was frowned upon.

Abdulrahim was ambushed as he was leaving his cousin’s funeral in his luxury black Mercedes 4WD in Melbourne. Picture: Supplied

“It was against the rules,” one source said.

“Shooting at a funeral is disgusting. You just don’t do it. Every crew knows it.

“Those who did it can go f--k themselves.”

Abdulrahim left the Mongols OMCG in April, travelling to Queensland to hand his patch in to new national president Nick “The Knife” Forbes.

CCTV footage looms as a key element for investigators with footage shot at the funeral examined, along with what they have been able to gather as the Mazda SUV sped away before ploughing into a fire hydrant outside a Sydney Rd service station.

Bullets pierced the window of Abdulrahim’s Mercedes and hit the former Mongols bikie. Picture: Brendan Beckett

Those on board then carjacked a family’s Ford Territory and drove away.

It is likely those who used the Mazda intended to torch it to destroy any forensic evidence like DNA or fingerprints but did not get the chance because of the hydrant crash.

They certainly looked to have attempted to cover their tracks with the Territory, incinerating it on Union Rd in Epping.

A getaway car used in a high-profile murder of recent times surrendered vital forensic clues when those on board had to abandon it while being pursued by police.

Detectives from the armed crime squad and Echo task force were left with a number of potential motives after the Abdulrahim shooting, which unfolded as he sat in his Mercedes-Benz.

Abdulrahim has for some years been a key player in Melbourne’s Middle-Eastern organised crime scene and was known to have some dangerous enemies.

It is not yet clear whether a northern suburbs shooting within hours of the funeral ambush is linked.

A relative of the late underworld wildman Nabil Maghnie was shot and took himself to the Northern Hospital in Epping early the next morning.

The victim declined to shed any light on what he knew of the attack or who was responsible.