He ordered coffee — then a killing: Sydney gangster named in failed $2m hit
Ibrahem Hamze, a Sydney gangland figure, has been identified as the mastermind behind a failed $2 million hit on rivals from the Alameddine crime network in 2021. The botched assassination at a gym in Prospect resulted in gunfire near a daycare, with bullets narrowly missing toddlers. Hamze was secretly sentenced to 13 years in prison, with court suppression orders only recently lifted.
- ▪Ibrahem Hamze offered $2 million for the assassination of members of the Alameddine crime family, including Masood Zakaria.
- ▪The failed gym shooting in Prospect involved machine gun fire that nearly struck toddlers in a nearby daycare center.
- ▪Hamze was sentenced to 13 years in prison, a fact previously concealed due to court suppression orders.
- ▪One of the hitmen, referred to as 'Person 1', had his sentence reduced from 23 to 15 years after cooperating with authorities.
- ▪John Bayssari, a target in the plot, remains wanted by NSW Police on murder charges and is believed to be overseas.
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Bullets flew past toddlers. Now the gangster behind Sydney's botched gym hit can be namedABy Anton RoseTopic:Crime17m ago17 minutes agoSat 2 May 2026 at 9:55pmIbrahem Hamze at the Owl Cafe in Auburn where he offered millions of dollars for hit men to take out members of the Alameddine crime network in 2021. (Supplied: NSW District Court)abc.net.au/news/nsw-ibrahem-hamze-named-botched-sydney-hit/106576360Link copiedShareShare articleA Sydney gangland figure leans forward and sips his coffee.He's about to order a murder.The man behind what appears to be a latte at Auburn's Owl Cafe is Ibrahem Hamze.It is November 2021 and the house of Hamzy was starting to fall, having seen four family members publicly killed in its gang war with the Alameddine family.Ibrahem Hamze (left) at the Owl Cafe in…
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