New $500,000 theory in Sydney underworld killing of two women
The alleged price tag of a Sydney gangland slaying has emerged as NSW Police work to solve the murder of two women killed in their car.
Sydney gangland mother Lametta Fadlallah, 48, was believed to be the intended target of the assassination, with Amy Hazouri, 39, also killed in the shooting.
A 16-year-old girl and a man, 20, were also in the car that was sprayed with bullets at close range and were "very lucky they were not killed as well", police said.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the hit would have cost at least half a million dollars, citing underworld figures and sources close to the investigation.
Police decried the brazen and brutal nature of the attack which unfolded on Saturday, August 13, saying it broke the rules that typically govern the criminal underworld. That could be due to a belief Ms Fadlallah had gone to the authorities and spoken to police in an attempt to protect a loved one, the Sydney newspaper reported.
"Just look at it, there is no way this is over money," a source told the Daily Telegraph.
"That is why (it’s because) she was a snitch."
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Speaking to The Australian last week, the victim's mother, Nadia Fadlallah, gave credence to the notion of a bitter revenge killing.
"They made sure she saw the gun before she died," she said.
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On Monday, mourners gathered to farewell the mother of two at a service in Punchbowl in western Sydney.
"Lametta lived for her children. Even when times were tough, she spared no expense for her sons," mourners heard at the service, the Daily Mail reported.
Pictures show her two sons standing side-by-side as they released white balloons outside the church.
Homicide Squad commander Danny Doherty described the attack on a suburban street as "unprecedented" and "horrendous", saying it had breached an unwritten gangland rule that protected women and children from attacks.
Criminal executions in Sydney over the past two years have seen more than a dozen fatal hits as gangs feud over turf and drugs.
"This one's now a new low," he told Sydney radio 2GB last week.
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