Contract killers Jaeden Tito and Rabii Zahabe were each sentenced to 34 years in prison for the 2023 execution of Melbourne underworld figure Gavin “Capable” Preston and the attempted murder of his associate Abbas “AJ” Maghnie. Both men were convicted in May and will become eligible for parole after 26 and 27 years respectively. Investigators have still not identified who commissioned Preston’s murder.
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Surveilance video provided the precise moment a gunman opens fire on Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston, killing him.
Abbas ‘AJ’ Maghnie, the son of late crime boss Nabil Maghnie was hit by gunfire.
Oz cops were on the hunt for two gunmen after Gavin Preston was gunned down while eating at Sweet Lulu’s cafe in Keilor East, Melbourne. Known as Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston, he was released from jail earlier after serving 11 years for the 2012 shooting of drug dealer Adam Khoury. He was capable of anything, and had that tatooed on his neck. In jail, the gangland figure was the victim of a stabbing that nearly killed him.
 “They’ll be holding the wake in a phone box,” an underworld source said. |
The gangster’s list of enemies was extensive. |
He was suspected of plots to kill former Bandidos enforcer Toby Mitchell and underworld figure Mick Gatto. Preston was among the most feared and despised members of Melbourne’s underworld.
Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston
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