Jan 29, 2025 · A major player in Melbourne's underworld, Sam Abdulrahim had criminal convictions stemming back to 2009. Nicknamed "the Punisher", Abdulrahim made media headlines in February 2015 as one of four ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Pallbearers carry the casket to a hearse following the service for Sam Abdulrahim at Northern Memorial Park in Melbourne. Credit: JAMES ROSS / AAPIMAGE. On Tuesday morning, I was sitting in a court room at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for a bail application on another story. By 11.15am, my Apple Watch was buzzing with notifications.

Jan 31, 2025 · The daytime assassination of one of Melbourne's most notorious underworld figures has gripped a city. But the killing of Sam Abdulrahim is better understood against the backdrop of another brazen ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Underworld figure Sam "The Punisher" Abdulrahim, who was murdered in Melbourne today, shot to notoriety after a violent brawl erupted inside a Melbourne courtroom 10 years ago.

Jan 30, 2025 · Sam Abdulrahim returned to Melbourne despite knowing about the threats to his life. (AAP: Diego Fedele) He says that Abdulrahim responded with a simple message: "God's plan, my brother."

Jan 29, 2025 · Sam Abdulrahim was killed in Melbourne. (Jason South) Police previously said they don't expect any reprisal for the shooting but they are alive to the possibility.

Jan 28, 2025 · After years on the run as the most-hunted man in Melbourne’s underworld, Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim has been shot dead. Police are still swarming the scene outside the Quest hotel in Preston where Abdulrahim was gunned down in a carpark in front of his girlfriend shortly after 10.30am.

Jan 28, 2025 · Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim, the Melbourne underworld’s most hunted man, was executed by an organised hit team of up to four assailants after his most recent hiding place was apparently ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Police believe gangland figure Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim was shot dead in front of his girlfriend as he walked to his car in Melbourne’s northeast, with a luxury SUV linked to the attack found burnt out just a few kilometres away.. The former Mongols bikie, 32 from Thomastown, was shot in the head in an underground carpark at the Quest serviced apartments on High St in Preston about ...

May 25, 2024 · Sam Abdulrahim, who is also known by his boxing nickname "The Punisher", is understood to have been lured out of his Thomastown home, in Melbourne's north, on Friday about 3:15am before hitmen opened fire at him. The offenders fired at least 17 shots at the 32-year-old, with all the bullets missing him.