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Sydney shooting: Final moments of Lametta Fadlallah and Amy Hazouri revealed

The mum of one of two women killed in a hail of bullets in southwest Sydney on Saturday has described the pair’s chilling final moments.

Panania shooting CCTV vision

CCTV footage from a neighbour has revealed Lametta Fadlallah and Amneh ‘Amy’ al-Hazouri’s last moments, in which a gun was rapidly tapped against a glass window four times, before their car was sprayed by 17 bullets.

Speaking to the The Australian, Ms Fadlallah’s mother Nadia said she believed her daughter’s killers wanted to intimidate her before executing the attack.

“They made sure she saw the gun before she died,” she said.

“Only God and her knows who it is; that secret goes with her.”

Lametta Fadlallah was known to police before her death. Picture: Facebook.
Lametta Fadlallah was known to police before her death. Picture: Facebook.
Hairdresser Amy Hazouri was also killed in the attack. Picture: Facebook.
Hairdresser Amy Hazouri was also killed in the attack. Picture: Facebook.

On Saturday night, Ms Hazouri, 39, was gunned down by a hit man alongside known gangster Ms Fadlallah, 48, in a silver Toyota outside her southwest Sydney home in Panania. A 16-year-old girl and 20-year-old man unrelated to the victims were also in the car, however they were unharmed.

The two women were being driven from Ms Fadlallah’s home to popular Lebanese restaurant Massaya, owned by her partner, after Ms al-Hazouri styled her friend’s hair.

Confirmed photo of Revesby shooting victim, Lametta Fadlallah. Picture: Facebook.
Confirmed photo of Revesby shooting victim, Lametta Fadlallah. Picture: Facebook.

Slain bystander’s tragic resolution

In the days after her death, Ms Hazouri’s sister, Manal Raunegger, said the 39-year-old was the sole breadwinner for her family and sick mother in Lebanon, where the ongoing economic crisis has left them struggling to get by.

According to her brother-in-law, Mounir Sajad, it was known Ms Hazouri associated with Ms Fadlallah, despite the advice of those close to her.

“That’s what I heard, somebody gave her advice not to, but she did,” he told the Sydney Morning Herald.

The family is currently raising funds via GoFundMe. The campaign has currently raised more than $9000, and the money will be used for the funeral costs and to transport her body from Sydney to Lebanon

“Amy Hazouri was my beautiful sister, who was an innocent party who was murdered,” she wrote on Facebook.

“Amy was the sole provider for our family in Lebanon that is currently struggling with the economic crisis in Lebanon.”

The slain hairdresser shared her 2022 goals in a TikTok video. Picture: TikTok.
The slain hairdresser shared her 2022 goals in a TikTok video. Picture: TikTok.
She shared short clips and pictures of her life, as well as her client work. Picture: TikTok
She shared short clips and pictures of her life, as well as her client work. Picture: TikTok

On Ms Hazouri’s TikTok channel, the slain hairdresser gave clients and friends glimpses into her life in Sydney.

Alongside videos of voluminous blow outs and styled curls, were snippets of Ms Hazouri dancing at clubs and posing with friends.

Tragically, in a video posted on January 1, she shared a wrap up of her New Year’s Eve celebrations. Writing about her ambitions for the year ahead, she wrote: “Love, health, happiness, success”.

In another, she shared a trip to Palm Beach in Sydney’s northern beaches. The video panned down the coast line of the popular beach to the sound of a Middle Eastern pop song. Her last video was posted on April 3.

Ms Hazouri regularly posted on TikTok. Picture: TikTok.
Ms Hazouri regularly posted on TikTok. Picture: TikTok.
A video of Ms Hazouri singing in the car with a friend. Picture: TikTok.
A video of Ms Hazouri singing in the car with a friend. Picture: TikTok.

‘Gangster’s mum speaks out’

It’s understood Ms Fadlallah was known to police prior to her death and had previous romantic links to former gangster Shadi Derbas and underworld figure, Helal Safi.

Her son – Abraham Derbas – has described her as a “very nice lady” and said her death was a “tragedy”.

“Nothing ever happened like this before, nothing,” he told Daily Mail Australia.

Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, neighbours of the murdered gangster described her as a friendly woman who “came and went at all hours” and threw parties during lockdown.

Neighbours also recalled the time Ms Fadlallah installed security cameras after her Range Rover had been damaged in the front and rear.

Abraham Derbas, the son of Lametta Fadlallah leaves her home with some bags and paperwork. Picture: Liam Mendes / The Australian.
Abraham Derbas, the son of Lametta Fadlallah leaves her home with some bags and paperwork. Picture: Liam Mendes / The Australian.

‘Rule books have been thrown out’

Currently investigating the circumstances of the shooting, police have described the attack as “unprecedented”.

“It was a planned murder, an assassination really, and it’s happened in a public street in Sydney,” said Homicide Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty, on Monday.

“It’s unacceptable by any standards. It’s unprecedented, really. And we are determined to get the answers for the family.”

Police pictured outside the Panania home, where the shooting occurred. Picture: NewsWire / Monique Harmer.
Police pictured outside the Panania home, where the shooting occurred. Picture: NewsWire / Monique Harmer.

Speaking to media on Monday, Det Sup Doherty said there were unwritten underworld laws that protected women and children from attacks, however the latest assault proved that the “rule books have been thrown out the window”.

“I think this just demonstrated how low they‘ve got where any person that may be associated with someone who they want to target … they don’t discriminate, whether you’re male or female,“ he said.

No arrests have been made in relation to the shooting.

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