Now it refers to much more. [11] On 27−28 October 2014, five BFL members were arrested and charged with Hamzys' murder. [10] Mahmoud's cousin Mohammed Hamzy was also present but escaped through the back door. [23] The bill extends existing legislation that already banned members of 22 outlaw motorcycle clubs if they wore "any clothing, jewellery or accessory" or "any image, symbol, abbreviation, acronym or other form of writing that indicates membership of, or an association with, any of the organisations specified", by adding "Brothers 4 Life" and "Outlaws" to the banned list.[23]. On 19 February two BFL members were arrested. They came to public prominence largely from internal disputes between the Bankstown chapter and the Blacktown chapter that resulted in a number of shootings in October 2012 to February 2014 that killed two members. Police appeal for sightings of van involved in motorcycle crash, One dead and two injured in East Auckland house fire. Qaumi was treated at St Vincent's Hospital for a shoulder wound but discharged himself. [1][4] The gang began in the Bankstown-Greenacre area as a loose association of several other gangs. Mahmoud Sanoussi, 28, was also remanded in custody over the Yagoona knee-capping. Before BFL, Odisho was a member of the Assyrian Kings gang. [2] Brothers 4 Life came to public prominence largely from internal disputes between the Lebanese Australian Bankstown chapter and the Afghan Australian Blacktown chapter. Michael Odisho,[1] 28, and Faoud Ekermawi, 35,[1] were arrested in connection with the shooting in Winston Hills in October 2012, and the Bass Hill kneecapping in February 2013. The comments below have been moderated in advance. At the time Ajaj was in jail. [26] The police alleged "...he handled the gun used in the shooting, loading it and then passing it on...".

A total of 72 charges were laid against the four, including attempted murder and firing a sawn-off shotgun. "[21], On 7 November 2013 police arrested ten members of BFL.[2]. [16], In April 2016 Michael Odisho was found guilty of involvement in the February 2013 knee-capping at Bass Hill of another B4L member. UK to become the first country to DELIBERATELY infect people with Covid-19 in human challenge trial to speed... '9am meeting in Spoons?' But one of the rare exchanges between the pair in the last two decades came over a TV screen in the Downing Centre District Court in 2018, as they waved and smiled at each other. Footage from the scene shows a large police presence in Curtin Place. [citation needed], On 11 March in Auburn in a drive-by shooting, five shots were fired into a fence and car outside the home of BFL member Omar Ajaj. [9], Less than a week later on 3 November at Winston Hills, previously arrested BFL member Michael Odisho was shot several times. [1], On 8 October 2012 a BFL member, Khaled Khalil, was knee-capped at Yagoona by fellow gang members. "[25] He was already in jail on other matters. [18] He was on board the charter yacht Oscar II as it was pulling into a wharf when the vessel was shot at multiple times. [7], On 2 August shots were fired at a dwelling in Lignite Place, Eagle Vale. 'I haven't seen him for nearly 12 or 13 years,' Mr Hamzy said. Khaled Hamzy, the father of notorious criminal and Brothers 4 Life gang founder Bassam, died on Tuesday after a long battle with illness, Mr Hamzy had hardly been able to see his infamous son face-to-face in recent years, ever since he was placed inside Goulburn Supermax – Australia’s highest security prison. [3], Legal authorities first heard of BFL in May 2007 from notes found in the Lithgow gaol cell of Bassam Hamzy, the leader of the gang and a convicted murderer. As of August 2013[update] Hamzy is incarcerated at the Goulburn Correctional Centre in the Supermax section. [2] Mr Hamzy had hardly been able to see his infamous son face-to-face in recent years, since he was placed inside Goulburn Supermax – Australia's highest security prison. "[2], At the end of 2013 MEOC formed 'Strike Force Sitella' to investigate numerous shootings and related crimes from July to November 2013. Punters joke about how they can take advantage of Tier 2 and 3 working lunch... Father, 42, who was told his stiff neck was down to bad posture while working from home discovers he has an... Coronavirus deaths rise for FIFTH week in a row in England and Wales with 36% rise to 438 in early October... University of Essex bosses are slammed after charging self-isolating students £220 for 14-day food supply... Police officer who received a bravery award after Manchester Arena attack took a two-hour lunch break to buy... Competition watchdog threatens to launch 'intensive' probe into Google and Facebook within a year if the... Robots that analyse body language to determine guilt 'with 99% accuracy' will replace human judges in 50... Mother-of-two lawyer, 45, SUES village trust after 'drug taking, foul-mouthed youths' in the playground... Support for your immune health from an innovative supplement - a story of gut instinct. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. A man has died after being gunned down in a suspected drive-by shooting in Sydney's southwest. Outside court that day Mr Hamzy told Daily Mail Australia said it was ‘lovely’ to see a man most view as a ruthless killer and who has decades to go on his jail sentence. 'His niece told him she wanted to come and visit him, but he said: “Look they are going to put me on box visits, it's hard for me to see you or hug you or kiss you”.

Has YOUR career been put in limbo? [4], The gangs activities came to a head on 1 October 2012 when two members Yehye Amood, 27; and Bassim Hijazi, 32; were shot. Four men were arrested in Parramatta about 40 minutes after the shooting.

In an important breakthrough this person became a police informant known as 'Witness A'.[1]. Despite him being dubbed one of Australia's worst inmates, Mr Hamzy defended his son's long record of bad behaviour since being jailed. Operation Apollo[1] and Operation Talon[2] were the police operations to deal with the gang. [11] It was alleged in Burwood Local Cort that Crowe drove the white Nissan Tiida carrying the three gunmen who killed Mohammed Hamzy. Both are believed by police to be BFL members. Her brother Masood Zakaria, a BFL member,[2] is alleged to have been the target. At least one uninvolved person was injured during a shooting. Other charges laid against her were: "knowingly directing activities" of the B4L, and participating in a criminal group. 'Stronger and stronger' - Australia's most dangerous gang the Comancheros open New Zealand chap... 'The Comancheros are the devil': Top gang cop reveals how gangland is changing in NZ - NZ Heral... Mongrel Mob spreads wings in Australia as Kiwi gang branch out of Brisbane - NZ Herald. Khaled Hamzy, himself jailed in the 1990s for his role in a Sydney drug syndicate, lost his long running battle with illness on Wednesday afternoon. [5] It is believed the shooting was a payback over a demand for a debt recovery fee of $5,000 that the woman's son, Bilal Hamze, made to another man's mother. Pregnant Princess Eugenie is left 'incredibly moved' by stories of modern day slavery survivors who have... Philip and the penguins! [27] He was convicted on three counts of reckless wounding and gun possession. [7] On the same day six other B4L members were charged over the October 2013 home invasion. [1], On 17 October 2012 a drive-by shooting targeted a home in Winston Hills that was allegedly linked to BFL members. Several other gang members were seriously injured. A NSW Ambulance spokesman said paramedics were called to an address in Condell Park just after 7.30am. [20], On 11 December in Auburn at about 8.30pm, Bassam Hamzys mother Lola Hamzy was shot through her home’s front door. He said a man was treated by four ambulance crews at the scene. Bassam Hamzy is currently locked up in Australia's toughest prison, Goulbourn Supermax, convicted of murder and trying to run a drug syndicate from his cell. 24 year old Kasim Ali Khan allegedly planned the killing, and drove the car used. Several other gang members were seriously injured. We charged another four people that same day with shooting offences that happened an hour before in Bankstown, an alleged attempt to murder two men. I chose to be a Jew': Remarkable story of how decorated Nazi... Half a MILLION fish wash up on British beach in desperate bid to escape hungry seals and dolphins. It's understood the victim is notorious crime figure Bassam Hamzy's younger brother Mejid Hamzy. This was a result of information from Witness A. Police the scene in Sydney's southwest. On 9 March in Auburn, Maha Hamze, the aunt of BFL leader Bassam Hamzy, was shot eight times in the legs through the front door of her home. [5], On 25 July 2013 in Dunmore Street, Wentworthville, shots were fired at two people in a car parked outside a swimming pool. On 11 February 2009 a BFL member was shot in the leg. Moment a Easyjet passenger is slapped by his WIFE after going on an anti-mask tirade and causing a mass... Manchester leaders and MPs urge the Government to spend £14million a month to shield the most vulnerable... Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford claims 'firebreak' lockdown is needed to stop 'rising tide' of... Ireland's lockdown divide: How millions in the Republic face strict three-mile travel limit while Northern... Are Covid-19 outbreaks slowing down in university towns? NSW Police said a man was found nearby with multiple gunshot wounds. On 21 January 2014, two men were charged with the murder of Joe Antoun. Mr Hamzy said it was 'lovely' to see his son who is not allowed to have family visitors, A young Bassam Hamzy (right) sits on the couch with one of his uncles, years before he wound up in Goulburn Supermax.

[6] A 28-year-old man was charged on 16 May with "shooting Maha Hamze with intent to kill". On 11 November Sarkhel Rokhzayi, 22, Mobin Marzei and Wahed Karimi, both 18, and Jamil Qaumi, 20, were charged in Burwood Court. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-19/bassam-hamzy-brother-shot-dead-in-sydneys-condell-park/12781116, "Is Australia's most dangerous gangster Bassam Hamzy still in control? Police said Simmat Avenue and Curtin Place were closed in both directions.

Odisho was due to be sentenced in June 2016. ", "Man found guilty of attempted murder of Brothers 4 Life founder Bassam Hamzy's aunt Maha Hamze", "Row over debt led to Hamzy shooting: court", https://au.news.yahoo.com/7-b4l-members-due-in-court-next-month-24453656.html, "Drive by shooting at Eagle Vale house 'targeted' say police", "Fifth 'Brothers for Life' member charged with murder - SCC Homicide Squad", Afghan faction splits Brothers 4 Life gang, raising fears of more violence, "Did legal clerk Amanda Crowe plot a gangland murder? Omar Ajaj has been charged with the murder of Yeyah Amood, and with discharging a firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in relation to the knee-capping in Yagoona. [15] Vasko Boskovski, his business partner was killed at Earlwood months before in a similar shooting. Heroes amid M25 havoc: Paramedics leap from ambulance involved in crash with HGV and car to help the injured... Bride-to-be reveals she's considering 'uninviting' her own SISTER from her wedding because she can't afford... Lady in red! Antoun answered a knock on his front door and was shot several times. [1], On 7 November three BFL Bankstown chapter members, Abdul Abu-Mahmoud, Hassan Souied and Khalil Khalil, were in a car outside the Chokolatta Cafe in Bankstown when four members of the gangs' Blacktown chapter allegedly shot at them in a drive-by shooting. [14], On 6 February 2014 a man accused of being the leader of the Bankstown branch of BFL was charged by MEOC detectives with: "Possess prohibited firearm; Aggravated break and enter (special circumstances); Fire at dwelling house, and Direct criminal group.


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