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Gunmen jailed for 34 years for killing gangland figure
A jury found the pair guilty of a meticulously planned contract killing, and the judge said they acted for profit.
- On Tuesday, a Melbourne court sentenced Jaeden Tito and Rabii Zahabe to 34 years in prison for murdering 50-year-old underworld figure Gavin Preston outside a cafe in broad daylight.
- The Sydney-based duo traveled to Keilor to execute the 'meticulously planned' hit, firing seven times at Preston while he sat at Sweet Lulu's cafe on September 9, 2023.
- Investigators linked Tito and Zahabe to the murder through a wealth of DNA evidence left in pre-positioned stolen getaway cars; failed destruction attempts preserved crucial forensic evidence at both scenes.
- The pair were also convicted of attempted murder of Abbas Maghnie, with Justice O'Connell granting non-parole periods of 26 and 27 years respectively, citing their 'very high moral culpability.'
- While those who ordered the contract killing remain unknown, Preston had feuded with underworld figures including George Marrogi and the Comanchero; authorities continue investigating the source of the order.
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Hitmen who executed gangland enforcer Gavin Preston spared life in prison
The motive behind Preston’s murder remains a mystery as Jaeden Tito and Rabii Zahabe were sentenced over the contract killing that flouted “society’s most basic human values”.
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Gunman jailed for 34 years for killing gangland figure | Brimbank & North West
Two men who gunned down Melbourne gangland figure Gavin Preston have been jailed for 34 years for the callous murder. Jaeden Tito, 25, and Rabii Zahabe, 26, looked ahead and up at the court ceiling on Tuesday morning 8 September as Victorian Supreme Court Justice Michael O’Connell handed down their sentences. The pair had denied […] The post Gunman jailed for 34 years for killing gangland figure appeared first on Brimbank & North West
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