Overview
- The nearly six-foot marble headstone at Northern Memorial Park was shattered on Sunday night, while the grave itself appeared undisturbed.
- The vandalism occurred four days after the first anniversary of Abdulrahim’s killing in an underground hotel car park in Preston.
- Victoria Police have begun an investigation, and the headstone was later seen covered in black plastic as people gathered at the site.
- An anonymous underworld source suggested the damage was intended as a message from associates of Kazem Hamad rather than an act of random vandalism.
- Hamad was arrested in Iraq last month after Australian intelligence was shared with authorities there, who allege he is linked to major drug trafficking, violent crimes and extortion.