Two men arrested over fatal Bali villa shooting ambush
Two men have been arrested over a fatal ambush at a luxury villa in Bali that left one Melbourne man dead and another, with links to the underworld, seriously injured.
Indonesia's police chief confirmed the arrests on Tuesday, saying one man was already in Jakarta and another 'on his way back from abroad'.
The manhunt for the two attackers behind the shooting - suspected to be Australians - had put all exit points from the holiday island on high alert. The suspects could now face the death penalty.
But Bali authorities said it was too early to release details, including the name and nationality of the detained pair.
Melbourne man Zivan 'Stipe' Radmanovic, 32, was shot dead shortly after midnight on Saturday after two men burst into his rented villa near Munggu Beach in the northern Badung district.
Also shot and beaten was 34-year-old Sanar Ghanim, the former partner of Danielle Stephens, who is the step-daughter of slain underworld figure Carl Williams.
Ghanim was taken to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, blunt-force trauma injuries and bullets still embedded in his body.
Radmanovic died at the scene with forensic doctors reporting he was shot in at least four parts of his body – the chest, stomach, buttock, and the palm of the hand – while also suffering extensive injuries to his head and foot. An autopsy is still a few days away.
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- Sydney Morning Herald
Bali villa shooting: Sydney plumber Darcy Francesco Jenson among three Australians arrested over fatal shooting
It is unclear how long the three Australians charged over the attack had been in Bali. Until recently, Jenson ran a plumbing business in western Sydney, and previously appeared in court in NSW over minor driving matters. Coskun, also from NSW, pleaded guilty in 2023 to supplying drugs and dealing in the proceeds of crime, and was still serving a two-year non-custodial sentence. A condition of his release was not committing further crimes. Paea I Middlemore Tupou was detained overseas and flown back into Bali to face investigators. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it stood 'ready to offer consular assistance to any citizen, should it be requested', and confirmed it was already providing consular assistance to the families of the two Australian victims. Adityajaya said on Wednesday that two of the men were alleged to have carried out the ambush while another, 'the planner', waited outside. Bali detectives said it was likely others were involved, but they were still investigating. Two rented getaway cars were used – the first had picked up the attackers before being dumped in Tabanan, a neighbouring district, while a second was used to drive to Jakarta, police said. The sledgehammer had been bought at a local shop, according to investigators, who were still conducting forensic testing on masks and gloves that had been recovered. Two of the motorbikes seized were used by the attackers during the ambush, they said, while three others recovered belonged to the victims. The Australian Federal Police would not comment on whether Indonesia had requested its co-operation since the arrests, but said no one had been arrested in Australia over the Bali ambush. The two bikes allegedly used in the ambush were part of evidence seized by Bali police. Credit: Amilia Rosa Any request for cooperation by Indonesia would trigger a tightly controlled process in Australia, governed by long-standing federal police guidelines on crimes that carry the death penalty, an AFP spokesman said earlier. Ghanim, a former kick-boxer with known underworld associates, was taken to hospital after the attack with gunshot wounds, blunt-force trauma injuries and bullets still embedded in his body, and now recovering. But police said he had yet to cooperate with investigators. Radmanovic died at the scene. Forensic doctors said he had been shot in at least four areas – chest, stomach, buttock and palm – while also suffering extensive injuries to his head and foot. On Tuesday, his family arrived at the morgue to authorise a full autopsy. The attackers were masked and wearing helmets, and at least one had spoken in an Australian accent, complaining his bike wouldn't start, before both fled the scene, witnesses told police. The men's voices were also caught by CCTV in the area. Mevlut Coskun one of the three Australians arrested and brought back to Bali. Bali Police Senior Commissioner Ariasandy said authorities believed it was a targeted attack rather than a robbery as nothing was taken. Officers recovered 17 bullet casings from the villa, Ariasandy said, but no guns or drugs. Radmanovic's wife, Jazmyn Gourdeas, who was also in the three-bedroom villa during the attack, told police she did not recognise the men. Gourdeas said she had fallen asleep in the locked villa before being woken by gunfire and her husband's screams. Local media reported that she covered her eyes with a blanket before seeing two attackers wearing bright orange jackets and dark black helmets. One shot her husband in the bathroom, she said. Another woman staying at the villa with Ghanim reportedly heard loud bangs and saw the masked men fleeing. Radmanovic has been described by loved ones as a 'kind, hardworking man devoted to his family' who left behind young children in Australia. Radmanovic and Ghanim had been staying at the villa in Bali for a couple of months with their partners and one other person. But police said the group had so far been un-cooperative with detectives after Ghanim was released from hospital on Sunday, his leg heavily bandaged. Ariasandy said Radmanovic, rather than Ghanim, was likely to have been the main target. Indonesian police said Jenson was arrested at Jakarta airport while trying to flee the country. 'Based on the wounds of the dead victim, two shots to the left chest, they wanted him dead,' he said. 'Until we can ask [Ghanim] questions, we cannot verify the situation yet. It's an ongoing investigation.' Police said the victims and witnesses remained under 'observation' and were required to stay in the country. Ghanim served jail time more than a decade ago in Melbourne for his involvement in two non-fatal shootings, as well as drug offences. In the Indonesian legal system, being named a suspect is the equivalent of being charged with a crime. Bali police earlier said they could ask their Australian counterparts for assistance only once suspects had been identified. On Sunday, an AFP spokesperson said such a case was automatically deemed sensitive and any co-operation with Indonesian authorities would require special oversight and approval by the top brass. If an arrest is made, the AFP would require direct approval from the minister for home affairs before sharing information with Indonesian authorities, having to weigh the seriousness of the crime against the likelihood of a death sentence being imposed. Loading Gun crime is rare in Indonesia, and police said they were investigating where the weapons had come from. The Australian Attorney-General's office said as a matter of long-standing policy it did not disclose if it had received or made extradition requests from other countries or comment on its consideration of such cases. With Sally Rawsthorne
Sydney Morning Herald
5 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney plumber among three Australians charged with murder over Bali villa ambush
It is unclear how long the three Australians charged over the attack had been in Bali. Until recently, Jenson ran a plumbing business in western Sydney, and previously appeared in court in NSW over minor driving matters. Coskun, also from NSW, pleaded guilty in 2023 to supplying drugs and dealing in the proceeds of crime, and was still serving a two-year non-custodial sentence. A condition of his release was not committing further crimes. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it stood 'ready to offer consular assistance to any citizen, should it be requested', and confirmed it was already providing consular assistance to the families of the two Australian victims. Adityajaya said on Wednesday that two of the men were alleged to have carried out the ambush while another, 'the planner', waited outside. Bali detectives said it was likely others were involved, but they were still investigating. Two rented getaway cars were used – the first had picked up the attackers before being dumped in Tabanan, a neighbouring district, while a second was used to drive to Jakarta, police said. The sledgehammer had been bought at a local shop, according to investigators, who were still conducting forensic testing on masks and gloves that had been recovered. Two of the motorbikes seized were used by the attackers during the ambush, they said, while three others recovered belonged to the victims. The Australian Federal Police would not comment on whether Indonesia had requested its co-operation since the arrests, but said no one had been arrested in Australia over the Bali ambush. Any request for cooperation by Indonesia would trigger a tightly controlled process in Australia, governed by long-standing federal police guidelines on crimes that carry the death penalty, an AFP spokesman said earlier. Ghanim, a former kick-boxer with known underworld associates, was taken to hospital after the attack with gunshot wounds, blunt-force trauma injuries and bullets still embedded in his body, and now recovering. But police said he had yet to cooperate with investigators. Radmanovic died at the scene. Forensic doctors said he had been shot in at least four areas – chest, stomach, buttock and palm – while also suffering extensive injuries to his head and foot. On Tuesday, his family arrived at the morgue to authorise a full autopsy. The attackers were masked and wearing helmets, and at least one had spoken in an Australian accent, complaining his bike wouldn't start, before both fled the scene, witnesses told police. The men's voices were also caught by CCTV in the area. Bali Police Senior Commissioner Ariasandy said authorities believed it was a targeted attack rather than a robbery as nothing was taken. Officers recovered 17 bullet casings from the villa, Ariasandy said, but no guns or drugs. Radmanovic's wife, Jazmyn Gourdeas, who was also in the three-bedroom villa during the attack, told police she did not recognise the men. Gourdeas said she had fallen asleep in the locked villa before being woken by gunfire and her husband's screams. Local media reported that she covered her eyes with a blanket before seeing two attackers wearing bright orange jackets and dark black helmets. One shot her husband in the bathroom, she said. Another woman staying at the villa with Ghanim reportedly heard loud bangs and saw the masked men fleeing. Radmanovic has been described by loved ones as a 'kind, hardworking man devoted to his family' who left behind young children in Australia. Radmanovic and Ghanim had been staying at the villa in Bali for a couple of months with their partners and one other person. But police said the group had so far been un-cooperative with detectives after Ghanim was released from hospital on Sunday, his leg heavily bandaged. Ariasandy said Radmanovic, rather than Ghanim, was likely to have been the main target. 'Based on the wounds of the dead victim, two shots to the left chest, they wanted him dead,' he said. 'Until we can ask [Ghanim] questions, we cannot verify the situation yet. It's an ongoing investigation.' Police said the victims and witnesses remained under 'observation' and were required to stay in the country. Ghanim served jail time more than a decade ago in Melbourne for his involvement in two non-fatal shootings, as well as drug offences. In the Indonesian legal system, being named a suspect is the equivalent of being charged with a crime. Bali police earlier said they could ask their Australian counterparts for assistance only once suspects had been identified. On Sunday, an AFP spokesperson said such a case was automatically deemed sensitive and any co-operation with Indonesian authorities would require special oversight and approval by the top brass. If an arrest is made, the AFP would require direct approval from the minister for home affairs before sharing information with Indonesian authorities, having to weigh the seriousness of the crime against the likelihood of a death sentence being imposed. Loading Gun crime is rare in Indonesia, and police said they were investigating where the weapons had come from. The Australian Attorney-General's office said as a matter of long-standing policy it did not disclose if it had received or made extradition requests from other countries or comment on its consideration of such cases.
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- Sky News AU
Sydney tradie revealed to be one of three men arrested over fatal shooting of fellow Australian in Bali
Three Australian men have been arrested over the fatal shooting of a fellow Australian national, who was allegedly killed in a targeted incident in Bali. Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic, 32, died at the scene of the incident at a villa in Munguu, Bali on Friday night local time, while 34-year-old Sanar Ghanim, also from Melbourne, was injured in the shooting. Indonesian authorities have now confirmed three men have been arrested in relation to the shooting after they allegedly attempted to flee the country. One of those men has been identified as Sydney man Darcy Francesco Jenson, who has been arrested in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Bali Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya said the suspects used a motorbike and cars in their attempted escape. He confirmed one man was intercepted at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Evidence has been gathered and the investigation remains ongoing, the chief inspector said. 'A 9mm firearm is suspected to have been used, but this is still being investigated through ballistic tests and other forensic analyses. We need to examine everything thoroughly. That's why we need the suspects and their testimonies,' Inspector Adityajaya said, according to The Australian. "The South-East Asian country has strict gun laws, and the suspects could face the death penalty if they are charged with premeditated murder. The arrests follow a manhunt by Bali authorities for two people allegedly involved in the shooting, which occurred on the southern side of the island. It was believed the incident may have links to Melbourne's underworld, and injured man Mr Ghanim, who has since been released from hospital, has been linked with organised crime. The attackers allegedly involved in the shooting had Australian accents and escaped the scene on motorbikes, according to witnesses. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade previously told the family of the deceased victim was being provided with consular support. "We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time," a spokesperson had said.
