Jury discharged in trial of Bassam Hamzy,accused of running Supermax drug ring

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.

  • byJenny Noyes

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‘Very brazen’:Man shot dead in car suspected to have organised crime links

‘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.

  • byOlivia Ireland andJenny Noyes
Man shot dead in his car in Sydney’s west

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.

  • byJenny Noyes
‘You didn’t have to hurt me’:NSW policeman guilty of assault on teen

‘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.

  • byJenny Noyes
Use of Taser on 95-year-old could breach police procedures

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.

  • byJenny Noyes andOlivia Ireland
Body-cam footage captured ‘confronting’ moment grandmother,95,was Tasered

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.

  • byOlivia Ireland,Jenny Noyes andPerry Duffin
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Salim Mehajer guilty of domestic violence against ex-girlfriend
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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.

  • bySarah McPhee andJenny Noyes
Sydney jeweller charged over armed robbery at his own 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.

  • byJenny Noyes
Shoes,fruit,and Peruvian nightclubs:Bassam Hamzy’s diverse ‘bizzo’

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.

  • byJenny Noyes
‘The world’s gone mad’:Service NSW employee in critical condition after being stabbed in city

‘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.

  • byOlivia Ireland,Jenny Noyes andSarah Keoghan
‘Vanished into thin air’:Police search Sydney suburb after grandfather’s suspicious disappearance

‘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.

  • byOlivia Ireland andJenny Noyes