Bassam Hamzy, 45, the founder and crime boss of the infamous Brothers 4 Life gang, was punched in the head and momentarily knocked unconscious in the alleged attack on Saturday afternoon.
Gang leader Bassam Hamzy, of Australia s most feared underworld figures, has been attacked with makeshift blade, known as a shiv, while in maximum security prison.
Bassam Hamzy, one of Australia s most feared prisoners, targeted a young associate of the Alameddine clan as the young man was on a phone call at Silverwater jail.