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Global News
2 hours ago
- Global News
Man shot dead, another severely injured in brazen Bali villa attack
Authorities in Bali are searching for two Australian men suspected of fatally shooting one Melbourne man and injuring another on the picturesque Indonesian island over the weekend. The incident, which happened at Villa Casa Santisya in the Badung regency in southern Bali just after midnight on Friday, killed Zivan Radmanovic, 32, from Melbourne, and left another man severely injured, Badung police chief Arif Batubara confirmed, The Guardian reported. 'We cannot yet determine the motive,' Batubara said, adding that authorities were investigating. The two Australian victims were transported to separate hospitals in Denpasar, a city north of where the shooting happened. The Australian Broadcasting Association (ABC) said the dead man had been shot twice in the chest and once in his right foot, and had cuts on his face and shoulder. Story continues below advertisement Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirmed on Sunday morning that it was helping the family of a deceased man, but did not give his name. '[The department] is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who died in a shooting incident in Bali,' it said in a statement obtained by The Guardian. 'We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time,' it continued, adding that it is 'ready to provide consular assistance to another Australian injured in the same incident,' but that it would not provide further details in the interests of maintaining both victims' privacy. View image in full screen Plain-clothed police officers are seen inside a villa where a shooting that led to the death of an Australian man reportedly occurred, in Badung on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, on June 14, 2025. (AP Photo) Police in Bali say only three of the villa's five bedrooms were occupied at the time of the shooting, with five guests present in total, including the wives of both victims and another tourist. Story continues below advertisement Radmanovic was shot in the bathroom, where they discovered 17 bullet casings, two unused bullets, and 55 bullet fragments, authorities confirmed. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Witnesses who were in the villa during the attack told investigators that two gunmen arrived at the accommodation on a scooter close to midnight. One was seen wearing an orange jacket with a dark coloured helmet. The second was reportedly wearing a dark green jacket, a black mask and a dark helmet. According to Reuters, the two suspects were heard speaking English in an Australian accent. Radmanovic's wife told police she was awoken by the sound of her husband screaming and that she was hiding under a blanket when she heard gunshots ring out. Later, she discovered her husband's body and the injured Australian, whose wife says she also saw the assailants and described being woken up by a loud noise. She told police she heard multiple gunshots and the sound of glass shattering before the shooter entered her bedroom. She escaped the villa during the shooting, she told police. Two Balinese witnesses staying inside the villa complex also told police that they heard a man saying he could not start his scooter in a thick Australian accent, shortly after the shots were fired, ABC reported. Photographs from the scene, shared by the Australian outlet, show gunshot holes where bullets pierced the villa's exterior. Story continues below advertisement Balinese authorities are currently awaiting permission from the Australian embassy to conduct an autopsy on the deceased victim.
Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Dramatic update after two Aussies were gunned down by a 'death in paradise' hit squad at their luxury villa in Bali
One of the Australian underworld figures shot in a suspected hit linked to Melbourne 's feuding Middle Eastern crime gangs has been discharged from hospital. Zivan 'Stipe' Radmanovic, 35, and Sanar Ghanim, 34, from Melbourne, were shot just after midnight on Saturday at a villa in Munggu, in Badung Regency in Bali's south. Radmanovic died at the scene after he was shot twice in the chest and once in the foot, while Ghanim is fighting for life in Kuta's BIMC Hospital after he was reportedly shot seven times. Ghanim, who was brutally bashed during the attack, was seen being wheeled out of the hospital while surrounded by several staff on Sunday afternoon. It's understood he and Radmanovic and were in Bali celebrating Radmanovic's wife's 30th birthday. The couple have six kids. Police found 17 bullet casings and 55 bullet fragments at the scene. The killers - said by witnesses to have 'thick Australian accents' - were last seen fleeing the villa on scooters. Bali detectives fear the gunmen went straight to the nearby airport and immediately flew out of the country while police were still rushing to the scene. Ghanim is the former partner of Danielle Stephens, stepdaughter of slain Underbelly drug kingpin Carl Williams, and the couple had a daughter together. Radmanovic was a career criminal with a lengthy list of 175 court appearances, and was at the villa with his partner Jazmyn Gourdeas who witnessed the ruthless attack. Her sister, Daniella Gourdeas, is linked on social media to assassinated Melbourne gangster Sam 'The Punisher' Abdulrahim. Ghanim is said to have been in the villa with his wife, identified only by local police as Daniella, when the gunmen struck. The Gourdeas family link to Abdulrahim comes five months after the notorious gangster was also gunned down in an underworld hit in a hotel car park in Melbourne's north. The bikie-turned-boxer had previously been the target of three murder contracts, a prison bashing, three assaults, a dozen fire bombings and seven shootings. Radmanovic appeared to be a devoted dad who loved his mum, but a touching family picture of him in October 2020 revealed he was wearing an electronic ankle monitor on his left leg. In Victoria, ankle monitors are most commonly worn by suspected major drug dealers who can afford the expensive self-funded devices worn while on bail. Radmanovic shared a close bond with his stepchildren, particularly Ms Gourdeas' daughter Olympia, now aged five. He began dating Ms Gourdeas when Olympia was eight months old and described becoming a stepdad as the 'biggest blessing' in an emotional tribute for the youngster's first birthday. 'I can't wait to watch you grow and become the amazing and gorgeous girl that I know you will become,' Radmanovic wrote to his stepdaughter on Facebook. 'You, your siblings and your mum Jazmyn Gourdeas are the biggest blessing in my life and I'm so grateful for you all coming into my life!! I love you Olympia and I hope you have a beautiful day princess!!' Radmanovic's social media is littered with family pictures of his wife, stepchildren, mother and grandmother. In one picture, where he embraced his grandmother, who he affectionately called 'Baba', he thanked her for making 'me the man I am today'. 'I love you with all my heart baba, words can't describe how much I appreciate everything you've done for me,' he wrote. In another picture, Radmanovic posed with his mother and wrote: 'I love you with all my heart and soul.' On the night of the brutal shooting, The Bali Tribune reported Radmanovic's wife was asleep when she heard her husband screaming at 12.15am. Peeking out from behind a blanket, she saw a man wearing an orange jacket and a second man gunning down her husband in the toilet. Images from the villa show a man, believed to be Radmanovic, lying motionless next to a toilet. Moments later, Ms Gourdeas heard more gunfire before Ghanim screamed. It's understood Ghanim suffered seven gunshot wounds in his bed before Ms Gourdeas tried to stop the bleeding as they waited for emergency services to arrive. '[She] ran out of the room and shouted when she saw Sanar was bleeding and went back to the toilet to check her husband's condition by checking his pulse,' an unnamed Bali Police officer told local media. 'After seeing the perpetrator escape outside the villa, this witness helped the victim of Sanar stop the bleeding.' A fourth person in the villa - believed to be another family member - told police she saw a gunman in a green jacket wearing a mask and a helmet burst into their room. She heard more gunshots and a window being smashed before the hit squad ran from room to room in the villa as she fled for her life. 'The witness ran out the villa before she saw two motorcycles [or scooters] parked outside while she heard more gunshots,' added the police officer. '[She ran to] the main road where she asked for help.' By the time bystanders had calmed the down and taken her back to the villa, police were already on the scene. The gangland connection has fuelled speculation the shooting was a targeted attack. Bali Police Chief Inspector Daniel Adityajaya said on Sunday they were liaising with Australian Federal Police on the investigation. 'Our team are still working on it,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 'We have coordinate with the Immigration, the Australian Federal Police, the forensic team, and many other institution to uncover this case.' Badung Police chief Arif Batubara added: 'We are currently still in the investigation phase. 'The forensic lab team is also still conducting a comprehensive investigation in the field. 'The investigation also involving Indonesia Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (INAFIS team), mobile brigade (Brimob), the forensic lab, K9 unit (dog unit), and rapid response unit (Sabhara). 'The National Police Headquarters (Mabes) is also assisting. From the crime scene investigation conducted yesterday, several bullet holes were found at the scene.' Photos taken at the scene showed the area taped off, while a trail of blood stained the step at the doorway to the villa. Radmanovic's body was taken to Prof. Ngoerah Hospital in Bali for an autopsy. The Bali attack comes after exiled Melbourne tobacco overlord Kazem 'Kaz' Hamad is suspected by Australian underworld figures of ordering the hit on Abdulrahim. Abdulrahim reportedly went into hiding in May 2024 after narrowly escaping an ambush outside his northern suburbs home, where gunmen shot at him 17 times. In his last weeks alive, Abdulrahim was said to have become 'something of a ghost' as he moved between Melbourne, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. It's understood Abdulrahim flew into Melbourne the day before his as-yet unsolved murder. Hamad rules his criminal empire from the Middle East with violence and extortion and underworld sources say the ruthless kingpin has the means to order an offshore hit. Abdulrahim's dwindling allies were believed to have gone into hiding themselves after his murder.
Daily Mail
10 hours ago
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Inside the brazen 'Death in Paradise' hit squad attack on two Aussies at luxury Bali villa - as chilling footage emerges of the moment gunshots rang out
The ruthless gunmen who executed one Aussie and left another fighting for life in Bali may have already fled the island before the police manhunt could even begin. Mystery surrounds who ordered the suspected gangland hit which is believed to be linked to Melbourne 's feuding Middle Eastern crime gangs. Zivan 'Stipe' Radmanovic, 35, and Sanar Ghanim, 34, from Melbourne, were shot just after midnight on Saturday at a villa in Munggu, in Badung Regency in Bali's south. Radmanovic died at the scene after he was shot twice in the chest and once in the foot, while Ghanim is fighting for life in Kuta's BIMC Hospital after he was reportedly shot seven times. Police found 17 bullet casings and 55 bullet fragments at the scene. The killers - said by witnesses to have 'thick Australian accents' - were last seen fleeing the villa on scooters. Now Bali detectives fear the hit squad went straight to the nearby airport and immediately flew out of the country while police were still rushing to the scene. Ghanim is the former partner of Danielle Stephens, stepdaughter of slain Underbelly drug kingpin Carl Williams, and the couple had a daughter together. Radmanovic was a career criminal with a lengthy list of 175 court appearances, and was at the villa with his partner Jazmyn Gourdeas who witnessed the ruthless attack. Her sister Daniella Gourdeas is linked on social media to assassinated Melbourne gangster Sam 'The Punisher' Abdulrahim. Ghanim is said to have been in the villa with his wife, identified only by local police as Daniella, when the gunmen struck. The Gourdeas family link to Abdulrahim comes five months after the notorious gangster was also gunned down in an underworld hit in a hotel car park in Melbourne's north. The bikie-turned-boxer had previously been the target of three murder contracts, a prison bashing, three assaults, a dozen fire bombings and seven shootings. Radmanovic appeared to be a devoted dad who loved his mum, but a touching family picture of him in October 2020 revealed he was wearing an electronic ankle monitor on his left leg. In Victoria, ankle monitors are most commonly worn by suspected major drug dealers who can afford the expensive self-funded devices worn while on bail. Radmanovic shared a close bond with his stepchildren, particularly Ms Gourdeas' daughter Olympia, now aged five. He began dating Ms Gourdeas when Olympia was eight months old and described becoming a stepdad as the 'biggest blessing' in an emotional tribute for the youngster's first birthday. 'I can't wait to watch you grow and become the amazing and gorgeous girl that I know you will become,' Radmanovic wrote to his stepdaughter on Facebook. 'You, your siblings and your mum Jazmyn Gourdeas are the biggest blessing in my life and I'm so grateful for you all coming into my life!! I love you Olympia and I hope you have a beautiful day princess!!' Radmanovic's social media is littered with family pictures of his wife, stepchildren, mother and grandmother. In one picture, where he embraced his grandmother, who he affectionately called 'Baba', he thanked her for making 'me the man I am today'. 'I love you with all my heart baba, words can't describe how much I appreciate everything you've done for me,' he wrote. In another picture, Radmanovic posed with his mother and wrote: 'I love you with all my heart and soul.' On the night of the brutal shooting, The Bali Tribune reported Radmanovic's wife was asleep when she heard her husband screaming at 12.15am. Peeking out from behind a blanket, she saw a man wearing an orange jacket and a second man gunning down her husband in the toilet. Images from the villa show a man, believed to be Radmanovic, lying motionless next to a toilet. Moments later, Ms Gourdeas heard more gunfire before Ghanim screamed. It's understood Ghanim suffered seven gunshot wounds in his bed before Ms Gourdeas tried to stop the bleeding as they waited for emergency services to arrive. '[She] ran out of the room and shouted when she saw Sanar was bleeding and went back to the toilet to check her husband's condition by checking his pulse,' an unnamed Bali Police officer told local media. 'After seeing the perpetrator escape outside the villa, this witness helped the victim of Sanar stop the bleeding.' A fourth person in the villa - believed to be another family member - told police she saw a gunman in a green jacket wearing a mask and a helmet burst into their room. She heard more gunshots and a window being smashed before the hit squad ran from room to room in the villa as she fled for her life. 'The witness ran out the villa before she saw two motorcycles [or scooters] parked outside while she heard more gunshots,' added the police officer. '[She ran to] the main road where she asked for help.' By the time bystanders had calmed the down and taken her back to the villa, police were already on the scene. The gangland connection has fuelled speculation the shooting was a targeted attack. Bali Police Chief Inspector Daniel Adityajaya said on Sunday they were liaising with Australian Federal Police on the investigation. 'Our team are still working on it,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 'We have coordinate with the Immigration, the Australian Federal Police, the forensic team, and many other institution to uncover this case.' Badung Police chief Arif Batubara added: 'We are currently still in the investigation phase. 'The forensic lab team is also still conducting a comprehensive investigation in the field. 'The investigation also involving Indonesia Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (INAFIS team), mobile brigade (Brimob), the forensic lab, K9 unit (dog unit), and rapid response unit (Sabhara). 'The National Police Headquarters (Mabes) is also assisting. From the crime scene investigation conducted yesterday, several bullet holes were found at the scene.' Photos taken at the scene showed the area taped off, while a trail of blood stained the step at the doorway to the villa. Radmanovic's body was taken to Prof. Ngoerah Hospital in Bali for an autopsy. The Bali attack comes after exiled Melbourne tobacco overlord Kazem 'Kaz' Hamad is suspected by Australian underworld figures of ordering the hit on Abdulrahim. Abdulrahim reportedly went into hiding in May 2024 after narrowly escaping an ambush outside his northern suburbs home, where gunmen shot at him 17 times. In his last weeks alive, Abdulrahim was said to have become 'something of a ghost' as he moved between Melbourne, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. It's understood Abdulrahim flew into Melbourne the day before his as-yet unsolved murder. Hamad rules his criminal empire from the Middle East with violence and extortion and underworld sources say the ruthless kingpin has the means to order an offshore hit. Abdulrahim's dwindling allies were believed to have gone into hiding themselves after his murder.
ABC News
11 hours ago
- ABC News
Balinese community reeling as police continue search for those involved in fatal shooting of Melbourne man
Villa Casa Satisya is down a small lane and surrounded by rice paddies. It's one of only a handful of villas in this tranquil corner of Bali, but all around it more are going up. It was here, just after midnight on Saturday, that a brutal attack took place, piercing the peace so many come to Bali to enjoy. Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was killed, after being shot twice in the chest and in one of his feet, while Sanar Ghanim, 34, was injured. The two Melbourne men were staying at the villa with their wives and one other person. Police gathered 17 bullet casings, two intact bullets and 55 fragments around the crime scene. The front door has been destroyed and bullet holes in the windows are visible from outside. Police are now searching the holiday paradise for two men they believe were involved, at least one of whom was heard by witnesses speaking in a strong Australian accent. Local shopkeeper Matrai said his daughter had been woken by loud banging noises that night but assumed it was just noise from local construction sites. Matrai was shocked to hear Mr Radmanovic, a regular customer over the last month or so, had been killed. "It is hard to express my feeling, I don't know him closely but I met him often, I feel shocked," he said. "He is a nice guy, he came over here using his bike." An expat who lives nearby declined to be identified but told the ABC it was a quiet area that generally attracted longer term residents rather than tourists. He said violence was uncommon in the area and he was surprised to hear of such a thing happening in Bali. Indonesia has strict firearms laws and gun violence is rare. "I feel uncomfortable, this case needs to be solved quickly," Matrai said. "[Police need to] find the killer so [the crisis] would not be prolonged, as this makes us feel unsafe. "This will make our living harder if [crime] continues, because Bali known as a 'good' place so what impression would the outside world think about Bali [if there are criminals around]."' According to a press release from Bali Police spokesman Senior Commissioner Ariasandy, Mr Radmanovic's wife was woken just after midnight by her husband's screams. While covering her face with the blanket she saw a man wearing a bright orange jacket and dark helmet while peeking through the sheets, police say. Mr Radmanovic's wife, who is also an Australian national, told police she saw the man shoot her husband inside the bathroom, before fleeing. Shortly after, she also heard the other victim, Ghanim, screaming and gunshots from his room. She ran out of the bedroom to find him bleeding and her husband on the bathroom floor. A police photo shows Mr Radmanovic lying next to the toilet covered in blood. A construction worker living nearby named Supardi told the ABC he was woken up by a loud banging noise. "I thought it was a metal sheet falling hard or someone hit it hard, so I run over there," he said. "The sound is so loud 'BANG'…twice I heard it. "They fled using motorbikes with loud muffler… they tried to start the motor once, twice and three times failed, then eventually it started and they ran away fast." Police say two other witnesses left their rooms in the complex when they heard gunshots and explosions, and peered through a door crack to see a man on a scooter in a green "online ride-hailing" jacket, a dark helmet, and a face mask/cover saying, "I can't start my bike" in a strong Australian accent. Once the bike did start, the witness said it headed west. Police say Ghanim was taken to BIMC Hospital in the Kuta District with gunshot wounds and was in need of surgery. His wife told police she was woken up by a loud noise and saw another man, wearing a green jacket, dark mask and a helmet trying to enter their room. She said she heard multiple gunshots and glass shattering before the shooter entered the room but she managed to escape the villa and ran towards a main road. Ghanim has previously been linked to Melbourne's underworld, having been in a relationship with gangland figure Carl Williams' stepdaughter Danielle Stephens. The current status of their relationship is unknown. Ghanim served time in prison for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting that took place more than a decade ago.
News.com.au
16 hours ago
- News.com.au
Australian man injured in fatal Bali shooting has Melbourne underworld links
An Australian man has been killed and another wounded in a shooting at a tourist hotspot in Bali. The incident happened in the Badung region, a little over 10km north of Kuta. Zivan Radmanovic, aged 32 and with strong ties to Melbourne, has been identified as the man shot dead. Mr Radmanovic's wife was in the villa but not physically injured. A second Melbourne man, Sanar Ghanim, aged in his 30s, was also injured in the attack. Mr Ghanim has links to high-profile slain underworld figure Carl Williams and was jailed in 2015 for his involvement in a non-fatal shooting in Melbourne. Speaking to media, Badung Police chief Arif Batubara, said the 32-year-old died at the scene, while the second man was rushed to hospital for treatment. 'A shooting incident has happened. There are two victims, both Australian nationals,' he said. 'We cannot yet determine the motive for this shooting and also who the perpetrator is until our investigation is complete,' Mr Batubara said. On Saturday, the police chief said police were yet to make any arrests. A statement from a Bali Police spokesman, the ABC reports, details the incident. Mr Radmanovic's wife was woken just after midnight by her husband's screams, the official statement says. The woman had been covering her face with a blanket, but saw a man wearing a bright orange jacket and dark helmet. She told police she saw the man shoot her husband in the bathroom, before fleeing. Shortly after she heard more gunshots and Mr Ghanim screaming from his room. She ran out of a bedroom, found her husband on the floor and Mr Ghanim bleeding, the ABC reports. Witnesses reportedly saw a man on a scooter in a green 'online ride-hailing' jacket, dark helmet and a face mask or cover who said 'I can't start my bike' in a strong Australian accent. Mr Radmanovic died at the scene from gunshot wounds. Mr Ghanim was taken to BIMC Hospital in Kuta District. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was 'providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who died in a shooting incident in Bali'. 'We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time. 'DFAT stands ready to provide consular assistance to another Australian injured in the same incident.' Mr Ghanim has a child with the stepdaughter of slain Melbourne underworld kingpin Carl Williams.
