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Canberra bikie Axel Sidaros has sentence cut by five years after being cleared of attempted murder
A Canberra bikie convicted for his part in a shootout at the home of a former gang leader has had nearly five years cut from his original sentence, after he was tried twice for the crimes.
Key points:
- Axel Sidaros, 25, was found guilty of seven offences, including attempted murder and arson
- But in 2020 he was cleared of the charge of attempted murder
- A retrial has led to his sentence being cut by five years
Axel Sidaros, 25, was sentenced to 14 years’ jail in 2019 when a jury found him guilty of seven charges, including attempted murder, after an attack on the home of former Comanchero boss Peter Zradkovic.
CCTV footage of the 2018 incident shows three men sneaking into the backyard and then firing into the house.
Mr Zradkovic, who lost the…
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