Father desperately tried to save dying Comanchero son

A bikie’s final moments before he was gunned down outside his parents’ home have been laid bare as his accused killer faces court.

A trial is underway over the daylight killing of former Comanchero Darko Janceski, who was gunned down in front of his parents’ home in 2012.

Matthew Paul Wiggins, 33, is accused of shooting Mr Janceski and badly injuring his father Slobodan Janceski when he attempted to intervene.

Mr Wiggins appeared at Darlinghurst Supreme Court on Monday charged with murder and causing grievous bodily harm.

Mr Janceski was shot three times by a gunman on a motorbike as he worked on a car in front of his parents’ house in Wollongong.

Matthew Wiggins is accused of murdering Comanchero bikie Darko Janceski and seriously injuring his father who attempted to intervene. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Seb Haggett

Mr Janceski was gunned down outside his parents’ home on April 14, 2012.

The shooter pulled up to the property at roughly 5pm on April 14, 2012 wearing a full-face helmet, balaclava and dark sunglasses to disguise their identity.

Mr Janceski approached the rider who shot at him seven times - hitting him with three bullets.

Father Slobodan who is a former boxer rushed to intervene, grabbing a nearby garden stake with which to fight the gunman.

“What was probably not expected by the rider in carrying out the shooting was the intervention of Slobodan,” a Crown Prosecutor said.

This included striking the rider in the head with the stake which knocked the helmet and sunglasses onto the ground.

Slobodan was also able to grab the gun and throw it out of reach before the rider left the scene.

Mr Wiggins appeared at Darlinghurst Supreme Court on Monday for the start of a five week trial. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Seb Haggett

Police allege Mr Wiggins killed Mr Janceski as revenge for the presumed death of friend Goran Nikolovski, who disappeared in 2011 and has not been seen since.

It is further alleged DNA evidence left on the helmet and sunglasses can be linked to Mr Wiggins.

Defence lawyer David Dalton SC noted there were no eyewitnesses or direct evidence to place Mr Wiggins as the gunman.

He also said two months before Mr Janceski was eventually killed another attempt had been made on his life.

A court heard Mr Janceski’s father who is a former boxer fought back against the gunman using a garden stake. (AAP Image/Ben Rushton)

Mr Dalton said that Mr Janceski was removed from the Comancheros prior to his murder and that the group had put a hit out on him.

On January 29, 2012, Mr Janceski was shot in an apparent attempted assassination.

According to Mr Dalton, the only reason Mr Janceski survived that attempt was when the assailant tried to shoot him in the head the gun didn’t go off

Prosecutors allege Mr Wiggins (pictured) killed Mr Janceski as revenge for the disappearance of friend Goran Nikolovski who is presumed dead.

Mr Dalton said Mr Janceski had also used “standover tactics” against other criminals which may have created motive for others to want him dead.

“That might have created a whole other subset of people who may have wished him harm,” he said.

Mr Dalton added there was now evidence of two text messages sent by Mr Wiggins phone in the minutes before the shooting which phone tower records would suggest came from the direction of his home and not the crime scene.

“Things have come out over time that weren’t there to begin with,” Mr Dalton said.

The trial began on Monday and is expected to run for roughly five weeks.