Jury discharged in trial of Bassam Hamzy, accused of running Supermax drug ring
The jurors were unable to reach a verdict on any of the three charges after deliberating for 35 hours. The case will return to court next week.
- by Jenny Noyes
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‘Very brazen’: Man shot dead in car suspected to have organised crime links
The man who was shot dead while sitting in his car on a suburban Sydney street has been identified as Marvin Oraiha.
- by Olivia Ireland and Jenny Noyes
Man shot dead in his car in Sydney’s west
Emergency services responding to reports of gunfire in a suburban street found a man sitting in his car with fatal gunshot wounds on Monday afternoon.
- by Jenny Noyes
‘You didn’t have to hurt me’: NSW policeman guilty of assault on teen
The officer’s claim the boy had been violently resisting arrest was “simply not correct,” the magistrate said.
- by Jenny Noyes
Use of Taser on 95-year-old could breach police procedures
Police rules for Tasers say they should not be used on the elderly or someone of particularly small body mass, unless exceptional circumstances exist.
- by Jenny Noyes and Olivia Ireland
Body-cam footage captured ‘confronting’ moment grandmother, 95, was Tasered
Assistant Commissioner Peter Cotter said the entire incident was captured on the officer’s body camera and will now form part of a police investigation.
- by Olivia Ireland, Jenny Noyes and Perry Duffin
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Courts
Salim Mehajer guilty of domestic violence against ex-girlfriend
The former Auburn deputy mayor told a Sydney jury his victim could have photoshopped images and fabricated texts presented in the trial. They rejected that, finding him guilty on all counts.
- by Sarah McPhee and Jenny Noyes
Sydney jeweller charged over armed robbery at his own store
Michel Germani claimed to be a victim of a brazen armed robbery at his store in January. He’s now been charged, with police alleging he orchestrated it.
- by Jenny Noyes
Shoes, fruit, and Peruvian nightclubs: Bassam Hamzy’s diverse ‘bizzo’
The Brothers 4 Life gang boss insists his business ventures behind bars are legitimate, as prosecutors seek to prove he was pulling the strings of a drug supply ring.
- by Jenny Noyes
‘The world’s gone mad’: Service NSW employee in critical condition after being stabbed in city
NSW Police Detective Superintendent Martin Fileman said the alleged attacker was “extremely” well-known to police.
- by Olivia Ireland, Jenny Noyes and Sarah Keoghan
‘Vanished into thin air’: Police search Sydney suburb after grandfather’s suspicious disappearance
Zoran Popovski, 54, was captured on CCTV riding a train from Hurstville to Kogarah three weeks ago. He has not been seen since.
- by Olivia Ireland and Jenny Noyes
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