Bassam Hamzy was accused of directing a drug syndicate from his jail cell.

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.

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The man who was shot dead while sitting in a car on a suburban Sydney street has been identified as 24-year-old Marvin Oraiha.

‘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.

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A burnt-out car in Bonnyrigg Heights on Monday. Photo TNV

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.

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NSW police officer Ryan Barlow has been found guilty of assault.

‘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.

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A critical incident investigation of the highest level is under way as Clare Nowland fights for life in hospital,Assistant Commissioner Peter Cotter said.

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.

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Clare Nowland,95,was allegedly Tasered by NSW Police at Yallambee Lodge,an aged care facility in Cooma.

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.

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A file image of Salim Mehajer in 2020. He has been on trial in Sydney over domestic violence charges.

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.

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Michel Germani has been charged with orchestrating an armed robbery on his own jewellery store.

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.

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Bassam Hamzy (L) is accused to running a drug supply ring from Goulburn supermax prison,with help from solicitor Martin Churchill (R).

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.

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Police at a Service NSW office in Haymarket after an employee there was stabbed.

‘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.

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