By Georgie Moore
A Ferrari-driving kickboxer who was jailed for causing the death of an elderly woman in a high-speed crash will be returned to the community despite the cancellation of his parole after a series of attempts on his life.
Suleiman "Sam" Abdulrahim took Victoria's adult parole board to the Supreme Court following a decision to re-jail him in June, more than three months after his early release.
Suleiman Abdulrahim is arrested outside the Magistrates Court after a wild brawl in 2015.Credit: Eddie Jim
The board argued Abdulrahim had been the intended target of two shootings and a firearm incident since March and his being out on parole posed a public safety risk.
But Justice Paul Coghlan on Friday quashed the revocation and ordered his release.
Muriel Hulett, who was killed in a crash invovling Suleiman "Sam" Abdulrahim
It comes after the board's lawyers revealed Abdulrahim's neighbour's house was shot up in March, his sister was threatened with a gun the following month and his cousin's house was shot at in June.
No one was injured in the incidents but barrister Liam Brown said Abdulrahim had been the intended target each time and his freedom put the community at risk.
During a hearing last week, Justice Coghlan said he struggled with the decision to put Abdulrahim back behind bars, adding most people would find doing so unfair.
"This is unusual ... there would be very few cases where the position of the [parole] board is 'we accept he hasn't done anything'," the judge said at the time.
Abdulrahim was last July sentenced for causing the death of 88-year-old Muriel Hulett, while speeding through Reservoir in his silver two-door Ferrari Spider in 2015.
He was driving up to 110 km/h in a 60km/h zone when he lost control and crashed into three cars.
Kickboxer Suleiman Abdulrahim outside court in 2016.Credit: Jason South
Ms Hulett's daughter was also seriously injured in the crash.
Abdulrahim has been a boxer and martial artist since the age of 15 and fought professionally for a number of years but his commercial sponsors severed ties with him after the crash.
He was jailed for three years and three months with a two-year non-parole period after pleading guilty to a string of charges including culpable driving causing death.
But with 519 days' pre-sentence detention, Abdulrahim was released from jail in March this year.
In February 2015, Abdulrahim made headlines when he was involved in a wild brawl on the third level of the Melbourne Magistrates Court building.
The fight erupted after a verbal altercation with another man in court. Security guards and police used capsicum spray to quell the fight. Abdulrahim was found guilty of assault and fined $2000.
While on parole, he was reportedly romantically linked with Married At First Sight star Jessika Power.
Abdulrahim's barrister, Jo Swiney, earlier told the court her client had done nothing but assist the parole board and the decision to put him back in jail was unreasonable.
AAP