Two fugitives, 25 and 27, face murder charges after they are arrested in Sydney over a fatal shooting outside a boxing match in Melbourne
- Two men were arrested over a shooting at Melbourne Pavilion on Friday March 1
- Abdullah El Nasher and Mickhael Myko were found following interstate manhunt
- Pair taken in after police stormed an apartment complex in Bankstown last night
- Ali El Nasher still at large as police continue their manhunt and investigation
Two men have been arrested following an interstate manhunt over a Melbourne shooting that left one man dead and two others injured.
Abdullah El Nasher, 27, and Mikhael Myko, 25, will face murder charges after Tactical Operations Unit stormed an apartment block at Bankstown, in western Sydney at 9.30pm on Friday.
The two men had eluded police since March 1, after a triple shooting outside Melbourne Pavilion on Racecourse Road in Kensington.
Abdullah El Nasher, 27 (pictured), and Mikhael Myko, 25, will face murder charges after Tactical Operations Unit stormed an apartment block at Bankstown, in western Sydney at 9.30pm on Friday
Abdullah El Nasher and Mikhael Myko (pictured) had eluded police since March 1, after a triple shooting outside Melbourne Pavilion on Racecourse Road in Kensington
Following information that three men may have travelled interstate, Abdullah El Nasher and Myko were arrested in the western Sydney apartment complex
The shooting left young father and labourer Bob Togiai, 30, dead and two other men wounded where they continue to be treated in hospital.
An interstate manhunt was launched as police wished to speak to brothers Abdullah El Nasher and Ali El Nasher, 28, and Mickhael Myko over the attack.
Following information that three men may have travelled interstate, Abdullah El Nasher and Myko were arrested in the western Sydney apartment complex.
Myko was taken to Bankstown Police Station and charged with a Victorian arrest warrant for murder.
NSW Ambulance paramedics had to treat Abdullah El Nasher after he jumped from a balcony to a lower floor.
He was taken to Liverpool Hospital in Sydney’s west – when he is released he will be charged with a Victorian arrest warrant for murder.
The pair are expected to appear at Parramatta Bail Court later on Saturday where Victoria Police detectives will apply for the group’s extradition to Melbourne.
Police are continuing the search for Ali El Nasher.
The shooting at Melbourne Pavilion on March 1 left young father and labourer Bob Togiai, 30, dead and two other men wounded where they continue to be treated in hospital
An interstate manhunt was launched following the shooting outside Melbourne Pavilion on March 1
Abdullah El Nasher and Mikhael Myko are expected to appear at Parramatta Bail Court later on Saturday where Victoria Police detectives will apply for the group’s extradition to Melbourne
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