In short:
Drug dealer Anthony Nugent was shot dead at the front door of his Newcastle unit in 2022, a day after selling a fake gun.
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Mohamad Raad, Tyrone Tuli and Mohd Azlan Latham-Aznan were found guilty of murder.
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Raad, the shooter, was sentenced to a maximum of 23 years in jail, Tuli to 20 years and Latham-Aznan to 15 years.
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Three men have been sentenced to hefty jail terms over the payback murder of a Newcastle drug dealer which stemmed from a fake gun deal.
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Hamilton South heroin dealer Anthony Nugent was shot dead at his apartment front door on September 6, 2022, as payback for selling a fake gun.
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In May, Mohamad Raad, 46, Tyrone Tuli, 30, and Mohd Azlan Latham-Aznan, 29, were found guilty in the Supreme Court in Newcastle of murder.
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They were sentenced today by Justice Peter Hamill, who noted the men sought out Mr Nugent, angry over the $22,000 sale of a fake gun.
"There was an attempt to get the money back that was lost in the dodgy gun transaction the night before,"Justice Hamill said.
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Raad, who was the shooter, was sentenced to a maximum jail term of 23 years, with 17 years and six months non-parole.
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Tuli was sentenced to a maximum term of 20 years and four months, and Latham-Aznan to a maximum term of 15 years and three months, reflecting his lesser role.
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Intent to kill
A jury accepted Raad was the shooter, and that Tuli and Latham-Aznan were both present and part of a joint criminal enterprise.
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Tuli → kill → enterprise
Justice Hamill said witnesses described talk about the gun deal before Mr Nugent was shot through his screen door.
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"A witness spoke about returning the money relating to the phoney gun supply," Justice Hamill said.
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Raad argued the gun went off accidentally.
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Justice Hamill rejected that, saying the double-barrelled shotgun was fired with an intention to kill.
"The firearm was discharged from a very close range to Mr Nugent's chest," he said.
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I am satisfied beyond reasonable doubt at the time Mr Raad discharged the shotgun into Mr Nugent's chest, he intended to kill him.
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The trigger was pulled deliberately."
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Wife living in fear
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In sentencing the men, Justice Hamill took into account the harm caused to Mr Nugent's wife.
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In her victim impact statement, she told the court she was unable to afford a private rental, forcing her to stay in the same public housing unit where Mr Nugent was killed.
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"Offences like these make people in the community feel less safe and secure, and the impact on friends and relatives is devastating," Justice Hamill said.
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"His partner has had no choice but to reside at the very unit where the murder occurred, making it extremely difficult and stressful.
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She is constantly reminded of the murder and does not feel safe in Hamilton South."
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Justice Hamill said the case was "a serious example of murder" and the men needed to be punished for their joint roles.
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"The offence was committed in company, committed in the victim's home, the offence involved use of a weapon being a loaded double barrel shotgun," he said.
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"Mr Nugent was impaired and affected by drugs and relaxing at home, with the blast from the gun heard in the nearby area."
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At the end of sentencing proceedings, Justice Hamill again offered his condolences to Mr Nugent's family.
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