Bali shooting suspect extradited after gangland killing of two Australians in luxury villa

Bali Police arrest and extradite suspect in villa shooting
A suspect in the shooting of two Australian men in a luxury villa in Bali has been extradited to the island under police escort. The attack occurred just after midnight on Saturday, June 14, in Munggu, located in Bali’s Badung Regency. Authorities believe the incident is tied to violent disputes between Middle Eastern organized crime groups in Melbourne.

Victims Zivan “Stipe” Radmanovic, 35, and Sanar Ghanim, 34, were targeted during the shooting. Radmanovic sustained two gunshot wounds to the chest and one to the foot and was pronounced dead at the scene. Ghanim, the former partner of Danielle Stephens, stepdaughter of deceased Melbourne gangland figure Carl Williams, was hospitalized with gunshot injuries and later discharged on Sunday, June 15, while using a wheelchair.


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Footage from Bali Airport showed the extradited suspect in handcuffs, escorted by two police officers. The man wore a black T-shirt and shorts, and had a jumper covering his face.

Authorities confirmed two arrests had been made, one in Jakarta and one abroad. Indonesian Police Chief Listyo Budi Prabowo told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday, June 17: “One of them is already in Jakarta, while the other is currently on the way to Jakarta from overseas.”

Both victims’ families remain on the island under close police supervision.

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The family of Radmanovic has approved an autopsy after an initial delay. A forensic medical examination showed that he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and had also been physically assaulted.

Ghanim and his partner had reportedly been living in Bali prior to the incident. Radmanovic had arrived on the island with his wife, Jazmyn Gourdeas, and her family on Thursday, June 12, to celebrate her 30th birthday.

According to the Bali Tribune, Gourdeas was asleep when the shooting began. At approximately 12:15 a.m., she reported hearing her husband scream. From behind a blanket, she saw a man in an orange jacket and another gunman firing inside the bathroom.

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Photos from the villa show a man, believed to be Radmanovic, lying unresponsive next to a toilet. Further gunfire was heard before Ghanim screamed in pain.

Authorities believe Ghanim sustained seven gunshot wounds while in bed. Gourdeas attempted to stem the bleeding before emergency services arrived.

“[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,” a Bali Police officer told media.

A fourth individual at the villa, identified as a family member, fled the scene during the shooting. Police recovered 17 bullet casings and 55 bullet fragments at the site.

One of the shooters was described by a witness as having a “thick Australian accent.” Both suspects reportedly left the villa on scooters.