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.
Youssef Assoum, 29, was allegedly shot in the leg and stabbed in the head several times on December 11, 2014, before he was dumped near Bankstown Hospital, in Sydney s west.
The “unprecedented” execution of Lametta Fadlallah and her hairdresser friend Amy Hazouri last week has raised questions about the role women play in Sydney’s underworld.