Almost two months have passed since John Ibrahim’s loyal bodyguard Semi ‘Tongan Sam’ was shot in the back, but police are yet to make a single arrest.
The 59-year-old was gunned down at John’s mother home in Price Street, Merrylands in Sydney’s west on November 17.
Tongan Sam was hit at the same address where John’s cousin Sam Sayour and Aisha Mehajer were married the next day.
Almost two months have passed since John Ibrahim’s loyal bodyguard Semi ‘Tongan Sam’ (pictured, second left, with Daniel Ibrahim, left, and John Ibrahim, second right) was shot in the back, but police are yet to make a single arrest
Tongan Sam was hit at the same address where John’s cousin Sam Sayour (pictured, right) and Aisha Mehajer (pictured, left) were married the next day
The shooting took place at John Ibrahim’s mother’s home, pictured here being searched by police in August
He was released from hospital 11 days later but refused to break the code of silence and speak to investigators.
With at least three uncooperative witnesses, police are struggling to make headway in the case, which may never be solved, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The 59-year-old (pictured, centre, with Sam Ibrahim, left, and lawyer Stephen Alexander, right) was gunned down at John’s mother home in Price Street, Merrylands in Sydney’s west on November 17
Tongan Sam (pictured, right, with Sam Ibrahim) was released from hospital 11 days later but refused to break the code of silence and speak to investigators
One such theory, since discredited, suggested the shooting was the result of a dispute between the two high profile families over the dowry.
The bride’s brother’s absence from the ceremony fuelled more speculation, but since then another Ibrahim cousin and Mehajer sister have tied the knot.
Mouhamed Tajjour announced his engagement to Sanaa Mehajer on Christmas Eve and the pair married two days later in a lavish ceremony.
Mouhamed Tajjour announced his engagement to Sanaa Mehajer on Christmas Eve in 2017
The first wedding went ahead without a hitch, however, and Mehajer has since made glowing comments about his brothers-in-law.
‘Then there was “Sam”, who I clashed heads with over three times with,’ said Mehajer last week.
‘But when push came to shove, he proved to be even better then I ever have imagined! He turned out to be a true man and took me by surprise.’
Mouhamed Tajjour (pictured, right) announced his engagement to Sanaa Mehajer (pictured, left) on Christmas Eve and the pair married two days later in a lavish ceremony
It is unclear whether Mehajer was talking about his brother-in-law Sam Sayour, Tongan Sam, John’s brother Sam Ibrahim, or another man with the same name.
With police appearing to have hit a dead end, John Ibrahim may feel vindicated over comments made in the past about investigations into the shootings of his brothers.
‘Even if the cops did stumble across the person responsible for Fadi’s shooting, there’d be no charges laid,’ he wrote in his memoir, Last King of the Cross.
The first wedding went ahead without a hitch, however, and Mehajer has since made glowing comments about his brothers-in-law (pictured)
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