{"id":26128,"date":"2026-09-08T13:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/?p=26128"},"modified":"2026-09-08T18:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:23:10","slug":"killers-of-capable-preston-go-away-long-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/?p=26128","title":{"rendered":"Killers of &#8216;Capable&#8217; Preston go away long time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contract killers Jaeden Tito and Rabii Zahabe were each sentenced to 34 years in prison for the 2023 execution of Melbourne underworld figure Gavin \u201cCapable\u201d Preston and the attempted murder of his associate Abbas \u201cAJ\u201d 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\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26130\" src=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-092027.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-092027.png 501w, https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-092027-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nSurveilance video provided the precise moment a gunman opens fire on Gavin &#8216;Capable&#8217; Preston, killing him.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YiJqb41kpuo?si=t3bQFiH3h1H5mdxn\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiUzoywJVndQPLhydJTHine2kTPeOIYrySCag3W-odCv1phkrUrVkBqFVhMlijrnqdTMnMhzxSIeJw-9Mm38pmH9YSoFD4Sh8lErwtaztse6rrYfeCzsUAe-pxS0WAvl5AE6YH-W8yQoOHzSgvKzvL3o-Wur4JMckawHOLSzSqtQSphlAaWCjNyypYh2bc=w425-h239\" width=\"425\"><\/p>\n<p>Abbas &#8216;AJ&#8217; Maghnie, the son of late crime boss Nabil Maghnie was hit by gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>Oz cops were on the hunt for two gunmen after Gavin Preston was gunned down while eating at Sweet Lulu\u2019s cafe in Keilor East, Melbourne. Known as Gavin &#8216;Capable&#8217; 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.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" width=\"400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgePrWGIku2ZYlBv6EmYu2-P-9O-nm7k7lFvvS7wS1h4cDdjtirpucy1MXQIzIPuPBC6_PBHPyUcl6oKQuTqOa4KyVCZW-zs4bD-ch7WxfNRvVgSM6YYPZtVpYagB-UXPfgIrpF5lhPHNzcy-iHqHB_3BQRePDgW-qkIM5-7CsMVr7cFXN8Gl_bhTKpfWQ=w400-h266\" width=\"400\"><br \/>\n\u201cThey\u2019ll be holding the wake in a phone box,\u201d an underworld source said.\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">The gangster&#8217;s list of enemies was extensive. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>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&#8217;s underworld.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both; text-align:center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiF5NolW1-h0UzkVMQUNPHwTqNBwtRo0xDFYPgokcq1hPk9v4CkKPgsNwZsWURIHS_7od33LrNGbmB2fQljvlWCVV_v2YOMLd9jznOyEh0SAi0QjX7HNmlHo-Ncsq203Og2vKvNvj9bOn5Ou5DtH1u92U6vHJWcr1FWS3sEQR1vPBsTQfEZ0guO-bjvN3A=w213-h320\" width=\"213\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEge29nCNbomkmAyiVAkXKt4-jW3qUu-_OXLEKTEbHWwr2DH1_4iCEld-ODBXCKU4ZaW2T280qOEUMOISiI0hGQmXNfr7RGp0qUf61JvkMKS4g_3MWjxpL3R1EuKMpl81G7waXdnmzEtxQHIPCQ9lLxj5oDVX0YePBvAskxQ2RN-uzpWhUJbbzmy77Jr8Kw\/s320\/y.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Gavin &#8216;Capable&#8217; Preston<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhmAIJAcHe7kurXjFuN0HN-R1z5kuIN91n-Ts9P4O9Lur8jM4RQnrF_jr4RULdyBcRd-deadyUR_AY28iJK1Ozp6OvTw3KB135vY_gzdcIPUCaiJnE_WQ113i4qCiF8hu5V6QDl4_QgLKJ85Rzp_AFwv0b6YZ-ieDAlCRCMGz0yp48L2IbbozkLnBTCs80=w678-h381\" width=\"678\" data-temp-aztec-id=\"36508ef8-2632-4289-8114-4360b1fef00f\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contract killers Jaeden Tito and Rabii Zahabe were each sentenced to 34 years in prison for the 2023 execution of Melbourne underworld figure Gavin \u201cCapable\u201d Preston and the attempted murder of his associate Abbas \u201cAJ\u201d Maghnie. Both men were convicted in May and will become eligible for parole after 26 and 27 years respectively. 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