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Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Bombshell breakthrough in Bali gangland murder as cops reveal key discovery
Bali detectives have discovered a second firearm allegedly used in the gangland killing of an Australian man. Zivan 'Stipe' Radmanovic, 35, was shot dead in front of his wife Jazmyn Gourdeas shortly after midnight on June 14 at a villa in Munggu, in the Indonesian island's south. A second man staying in the villa, Sanar Ghanim, 34, was left seriously injured in the alleged attack. Radmanovic's wife Jazmyn Gourdeas and her sister Daniella, who is the partner of Ghanim, hid under covers in a bedroom as two gunmen stormed the villa. Senior Commissioner Ariasandy said on Monday, during a press conference at Badung Police Station, that officers had found a second handgun believed to have been used in the shooting. He said: 'We have found a nine millimetre caliber pistol, discovered by investigators in an irrigation stream, not far from the crime scene where the victim's vehicle had been found.' Badung Police Chief Batubara explained the second firearm was found 15 days after the shooting and about one week after officers found the first gun. 'The second weapon was found around 50 meters from the location where the first gun was found. 'After we found the first gun, we faced several days of bad weather, including heavy rain, which caused the irrigation channel to flood. 'We found the second gun buried in the sands in Tabanan.' Mr Ariasandy confirmed the second firearm has been sent for forensic examination. 'We now strongly believe that the handgun found is one of the two firearms used in the fatal shooting of the victim,' he said. 'Based on forensic laboratory results, we have confirmed the balaclava and gloves recovered from the crime scene, believed to belong to one of the perpetrators, contained DNA that matches one of the suspects currently in custody. 'The DNA found on the balaclava and gloves is identical to one of the suspect.' Three Australian men – Paea-I-Middlemore Tupou, 26, Mevlut Coskun, 23, and Darcy Francesco Jenson, 27 – have been arrested and may face the firing squad if found guilty. Bali police will allege Melbourne men Mr Coskun and Mr Paea-I-Middlemore were the gunmen while Mr Jenson, from Sydney, helped plan the murder, while also providing a sledgehammer and hire cars for the getaway. The shooting is understood to be connected to Melbourne's feuding Middle Eastern crime syndicates. Mr Ghanim survived the shooting but Bali police confirmed he recently underwent surgery and his condition is not currently known. The latest update in the chilling case comes after the DNA of Mr Radmanovic was found on the shoe of a suspect. Earlier this month, Mr Ariasandy said: 'We found evidence linking the perpetrator to the items found at the crime scene... DNA on the suspect, which turned out to be the victim's DNA. 'This is one of the strongest pieces of evidence that indicates the suspect is the perpetrator, the executor of the crime.' At the scene police found 17 bullet casings and 55 bullet fragments at the scene. Bali Police revealed how the gang of suspects allegedly fled across Indonesia after the shooting, escaping the scene on motorbikes before switching cars twice on an 18–hour, 1200km getaway to Jakarta. The three can be held without charge for months while police investigate the killing.
Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Bali cops uncover crucial clue in investigation into alleged gunman accused of killing Aussie gangster in luxury villa
The DNA of the Australian man executed in an alleged gangland killing in Bali has been discovered on the shoe of a suspect. Zivan 'Stipe' Radmanovic, 35, was shot dead in front of his wife Jazmyn Gourdeas shortly after midnight on June 14 at a villa in Munggu, in Bali's south. A second man staying in the villa, Sanar Ghanim, 34, was left seriously injured in the alleged attack. The episode is understood to be connected to Melbourne 's feuding Middle Eastern crime syndicates. Senior Commissioner Ariasandy said on Friday that officers were one step closer to establishing who killed Mr Radmanovic. 'We found evidence linking the perpetrator to the items found at the crime scene... DNA on the suspect, which turned out to be the victim's DNA,' he said. 'This is one of the strongest pieces of evidence that indicates the suspect is the perpetrator, the executor of the crime.' Three Australian men – Paea I Middlemore Tupou, 26, Mevlut Coskun, 23, and Darcy Francesco Jenson, 27 – have been arrested and may face the firing squad if found guilty. The three accused remain in custody while police build their case which is now waiting on test results, Snr Comr Ariasandy said. 'Our investigators are still working to find the connection of all the pieces of evidence found so that we can confidently assume that they are the culprits,' he said. 'There are still some test that haven't been complete, and these will later be used by investigators to reconstruct the incident, which we suspect to be premeditated murder.' The DNA breakthrough by investigators adds to evidence found at the crime scene including CCTV footage, invoices, rented vehicles and hotel bookings. The revelation comes after a skin–care clinic in Melbourne's south, owned by Ghanim's partner and Ms Gourdeas' sister Daniella, was firebombed at 11.15pm on Thursday. Nobody was in the Toorak Road shop and police are now searching for those responsible who currently remain at large, Nine News reported. Daniella had been in Bali with her boyfriend and sister when the alleged murder occurred. She told Bali Police she woke up as the gunmen burst into Ghanim's bedroom and she heard an 'explosion'. The shop owner said she heard more gunshots and a window being smashed as the hit squad ran from room to room in the villa before she fled for her life. 'The witness [Daniella] ran out of the villa where she saw two motorcycles [or scooters] parked outside while she heard more gunshots,' a police officer said at the time. '[She ran to] the main road where she asked for help.' When Ms Gourdeas returned to the villa with other bystanders, Jazmyn was trying to stem Ghanim's bleeding as emergency services arrived. At the scene Police found 17 bullet casings and 55 bullet fragments at the scene. Bali Police revealed how the gang of suspects allegedly fled across Indonesia after the shooting, escaping the scene on motorbikes before switching cars twice on an 18–hour, 1200km getaway to Jakarta. The three can be held without charge for months while police investigate the killing. Ms Gourdeas also has links to Abdulrahim, who was shot dead in Melbourne in an ambush by an underworld hit squad in January. He was a regular on her social media account, frequently praising her photographs online before his brutal execution as he drove out of an underground car park at the Preston apartment block where he was secretly living.
Daily Mail
04-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Bali cops make major move in investigation into alleged gunmen accused of killing an Aussie gangster Zivan Radmanovic
Bali police have ramped up the investigation into an execution-style gangland killing of a Melbourne underworld figure as their probe enters a fourth week. Zivan 'Stipe' Radmanovic, 35, was shot dead in front of his partner Jazmyn Gourdeas shortly after midnight on June 14 at a villa in Munggu, in Bali's south. A second man staying in the villa, Sanar Ghanim, was also seriously injured in the alleged attack, which is believed to be linked to Melbourne's feuding Middle Eastern crime syndicates. Three Australian men, Paea I Middlemore Tupou, 26, Mevlut Coskun, 23, and Darcy Francesco Jenson, 27, have since been arrested and may face the firing squad if found guility. The trio remain in custody as police build their case. Bali authorities have approached the Australian Federal Police to check the backgrounds of the trio, as investigators try to ascertain the motive for the fatal shooting, The Daily Telegraph reported. 'We are currently still conduct(ing) investigation regarding the motive,' Bali Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya said. 'They have not made any admissions regarding the attack. 'We are communicate (sic) with the AFP in relation to their background.' The ongoing investigation took a step forward last week when Bali police recovered a discarded firearm in a river 700m away in nearby Tabanan. The gun has undergone forensic testing and will be compared to DNA evidence found on bullet casings recovered at the crime scene. 'The firearm that was found earlier, which we suspect may have been used by the perpetrator, is currently being examined at the forensic lab to determine whether it was indeed the weapon used in the act,' Chief Inspector Adityajaya added. The AFP was tight-lipped regarding their involvement in the Bali investigation. 'As this investigation is being undertaken by the Indonesian National Police, enquiries should be directed to them, a spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia. 'The AFP has no further comment at this time.' Bali police currently aren't seeking any further suspects but haven't ruled out making additional arrests. The suspects face charges under Article 340 of Indonesia's criminal code for premeditated murder, as well as charges for illegal firearm possession under emergency laws. The maximum penalty for the charges is death. Ghanim's partner, Daniella Gourdeas, was also inside the luxury villa when the gunmen, wearing helmets and masks, allegedly forced their way in. The couple were in Bali to celebrate her sister Jazmyn's 30th birthday. Police say Jazmyn hid in a bedroom under the covers as her partner, Radmanovic, was shot and killed. Ghanim, who fathered a child with Danielle Stephens, the daughter of underworld figure Roberta Williams, is believed to have since returned to Australia with the Gourdeas sisters. Radmanovic's body has been repatriated to Australia. Police continue to gather forensic and testimonial evidence in preparation for court. The trio are facing the possibility of life in prison or capital punishment, if found guilty.
Daily Mail
21-06-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE The key item found at a luxury Bali villa that sparked the arrest of three Aussies now facing the death penalty over suspected gangland hit
Bali detectives have revealed it was a fluorescent orange sledgehammer that led them to arrest three Australians accused of a gangland hit on two Melbourne men. Zivan 'Stipe' Radmanovic, 35, and Sanar Ghanim, 34, were shot just after midnight on Saturday at a villa in Munggu, in Badung Regency in Bali's south, in an attack believed to be linked to Melbourne's feuding Middle Eastern crime syndicates. Midolmore Pasa Tupou, 37, Darcy Jenson, 27, and Mevlut Coskun, 23, were arrested and brought back to Bali on Wednesday after an intense five-day police manhunt. Jenson was arrested at Jakarta Airport as he tried to get through an e-passport reader to board a flight to Singapore and then on to Cambodia. Tupou and Coskun managed to make it to Cambodia but were identified by Interpol who arrested them in Phnom Penh and flew them back to Indonesia. Authorities said the sledgehammer, believed to have been supplied by Coskun, was used to smash down the door of the villa moments before the alleged attack. Badung Police Chief Arif Batubara said the discarded hammer was discovered by officers at the entrance of the villa and quickly became a key piece of evidence. 'Starting from there, we launched an investigation into the barcode on the hammer's purchase,' he told reporters during a press conference on Saturday. 'We checked the barcode both on-site and at the store where it was bought. From there, we investigated the shop and its address. 'That's where it started, allowing us to trace the origin of the hammer.' It comes after Bali Police revealed on Wednesday how the gang allegedly fled across Indonesia after the shooting, escaping the scene on motorbikes before switching cars twice on an 18-hour, 1200km getaway to Jakarta. Detectives revealed the suspects were first traced through Tupou's distinctive tattoos which were first picked up on CCTV as he bought cigarettes near the villa where the attack unfolded. Tupou has a combination of traditional Tongan artwork inked onto his skin and the 676-international telephone dialling code for Tonga in huge numbers down his shin. The tattoos were clearly visible in pictures of Tupou as he was being pushed in a wheelchair through Jakarta Airport after he was deported back to Indonesia. Detectives are now working with forensic experts as they pore over evidence from the crime scene, including blood samples, the sledgehammer, bullet casings and projectiles, and face coverings. The crime squad is also looking at more CCTV footage, a vehicle and travel history, said a police spokesman. The three can be held without charge for months while police investigate the killing. Once they present their dossier of evidence, the three will be handed over to a prosecutor who will then send them to Bali's notorious Kerobokan Prison. They will then face a court hearing to be formally charged, and kept at Kerobokan throughout their trial until a verdict and possible sentence. They are being investigated for premeditated murder which under Indonesian law can carry the death sentence. Radmanovic, who had 175 court appearances to his name, died in front of his wife in the villa toilet, while Ghanim was rushed to Kuta's BIMC Hospital with multiple injuries. He was discharged from hospital on Sunday in a wheelchair, nursing a bandaged leg, and police say he has so far refused to co-operate with local authorities. Ghanim is the former partner of Danielle Stephens, the stepdaughter of notorious Australian drug trafficker Carl Williams, who was murdered in Victoria's Barwon jail in 2010. Radmanovic's wife Jazmyn Gourdeas, 29, was reportedly asleep at the villa when she awoke to the sound of her husband screaming at around 12.15am. From behind a blanket, the mother-of-six said she witnessed the man in the orange jacket and another man open fire on her husband while he was in the bathroom. Shortly afterwards, she heard further gunshots and Ghanim screaming from a separate room after he was gunned down in his bedroom. With her husband already dead, Ms Gourdeas tried to stem Ghanim's bleeding until emergency services arrived. A fourth person in the villa - believed to be a family member - managed to flee the property while gunshots rang out. Police found 17 bullet casings and 55 bullet fragments at the scene. Ghanim and Radmanovic's family are currently being kept on the island 'under close police watch', authorities said. Radmanovic and Ms Gourdeas are understood to have arrived last Thursday to celebrate her 30th birthday in Bali, where Ghanim and his partner had reportedly been living for years. Ghanim's long-standing association with Melbourne's criminal underworld goes deeper than just family ties. In 2014, he was jailed following the shooting of fellow associate Serkan Kala after a dispute at a gym escalated. He and a co-accused pleaded guilty.
BBC News
17-06-2025
- BBC News
Bali: Two people arrested after Australian man was shot dead
Bali police have arrested two people over a shooting which killed one Australian and seriously injured Radmanovic, 32, was shot dead just after midnight on Saturday after two men broke into his villa in Munggu, in the south of the Indonesian tourist of the suspects was arrested in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, while the other was caught abroad, police said without giving more details. Mr Radmanovic's wife earlier told police she was awakened by her husband's screams before finding his body in the bathroom, Australian media reported. Sanar Ghanim, who was also shot, is getting treatment for his injuries in hospital. Local police say the 34-year-old was also Ghanim's wife testified to seeing the attackers. Neither women were say they are still investigating the shooters' motive, but did not give further details on the arrest on have collected 17 bullet casings, two intact projectiles and 55 bullet fragments from the of the villa published by Australian media show bullet holes in the windows and blood stains on the floor. Several witnesses told police they heard the shooters speak in English with strong Australian accents. One wore an orange jacket with a dark helmet, while the other wore a dark green jacket, a black mask, and a dark helmet, according to witnesses."I can't start my bike," one of them reportedly said, before eventually managing to take off on a scooter, the witnesses incident took place in Bali's tourist district of Badung, where many well-known beaches such as Kuta and Canggu are located. Violent crime is relatively uncommon in Bali, which attracts millions of international visitors a year.
