By day, Abuzar Sultani is a mid-20s undergraduate student at an Australian university who runs a business in the construction industry.
But secretly, the man known as “Abs” or “Boss” in his sophisticated criminal gang leads a double life as a ruthless hitman and one of the most feared figures in the city’s underworld.
Now Sultani, 35, has confessed to his fifth murder – all within three years – making him one of the most prolific killers in Australian history.
On Tuesday, the former Burwood Rebels leader turned freelance thug and murderer pleaded guilty in the New South Wales Supreme Court to the murder of former biker gang member Mark Easter more than eight years ago.
Abuzar Sultani is a mid-20s undergraduate student at Sydney university but also known as “Abs” or “Boss” in his gang.
Easter disappeared before council workers found her body dumped in bushland in Sydney’s northern suburbs on June 23, 2015.
The 37-year-old had been shot four times in the back of the head with a .22 caliber pistol, Crown prosecutor David Scully told the court.
He was last seen in a white van outside his home in Little Bay three days earlier.
Sultani pleaded guilty in the NSW Supreme Court to the murder of former bike club friend Mark Easter (pictured) more than eight years ago.
Sultani was due to face a trial over the shooting before pleading guilty this week and will be sentenced later.
It marks the fifth time he has faced murder charges, having previously pleaded guilty to killing four other men between 2013 and 2016.
The Easter killing is the last charge Sultani is facing after nearly eight years of court trials, much of which the media has been prevented from reporting.
Sultani is already serving three consecutive life sentences without parole for the murders of Michael Davey, Mehmet Yilmaz, and Pasquale Barbaro (pictured).
Sultani is already serving three consecutive life sentences without parole for the murders of Michael Davey, Mehmet Yilmaz, and mafioso Pasquale Barbaro, all gunned down by Sultani within months of each other in 2016.
A Supreme Court judge described the attack as “senseless murder”, finding it was carried out either to boost the reputation of the Sultani’s crew or – in Barbaro’s case – for personal reasons.
In the two years since, he has been sentenced to another 20 years in prison for killing low-level drug dealer Nikola Srbin and 28 years for various charges including selling and possessing firearms, drug supply, and directing his criminal network.
Sultani, 35, is now one of the most prolific killers in Australian history, according to reports.
Raised as the third child in a working-class family in Sydney’s west, Sultani has been described as a “clearly intelligent” man who should make a good contribution to society.
He has told forensic psychologists he became involved with serious crime while in prison for armed robbery as a teenager before becoming trapped in the underworld after starting work in the construction industry.
Before being caught and busted as a gangster, Sultani was studying for a business degree at Macquarie University and was a director of a labor hire company.
Before his arrest, Sultani was studying for a business degree at Macquarie University and was a director of a labor hire company.
At the same time, his gang has weapons, ballistic vests, thousands of rounds of ammunition, drugs, and stolen cars stored in safe houses around the city to facilitate serious criminal activity.
Sultani’s double life was undone in November 2016 when police swooped in to bust his gang, having spent months surveilling the group with hidden cameras and bugs in their cars.
Judge Peter Hammill last year sentenced the killer for the death of Srbin, who died of severe head injuries after being brutally beaten on Sultani’s orders.
Judge Hamill said the thug was receiving distinction in his master’s degree at the time of his arrest at the age of 27.
Sultani’s (below left) double life was undone in November 2016 when police swooped in to bust his gang, having spent months surveilling the group with hidden cameras and bugs in their cars.
“There is much to be said for this young man and his transmogrification from the shy, quiet, intelligent middle child of a conservative, hard-working family to a notorious murderer and thug,” Judge Hamill said.
“It’s a sad waste of life.”
During a separate sentencing in December, the NSW District Court heard Sultani had reflected on how “brutal and cold-hearted” he had been during his criminal career.
He hopes to be transferred from the state’s maximum security prison to take part in the course as he faces the rest of his days behind bars.
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