Father-of-Six Gunned Down in Bathroom as Wife Cowers Under Blanket – Second Victim Has Links to Murdered Melbourne Crime Boss Carl Williams
Three Australian suspects face the death penalty after a gangland-style execution at a Bali villa that left a father-of-six dead and another man fighting for his life in hospital.
Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was gunned down in cold blood just after midnight on June 13 when two masked men burst into his villa near Munggu Beach in Bali’s Badung district, firing 17 shots in a bathroom bloodbath.
The victim’s terrified wife Jazmyn, 30, cowered under a blanket as her husband’s screams were silenced by a hail of bullets – before discovering his lifeless body moments later.
UNDERWORLD CONNECTIONS
In a twist that has sent shockwaves through Australia’s criminal underworld, the second victim – Sanar Ghanim, 34 – was previously in a relationship with the step-daughter of murdered Melbourne crime boss Carl Williams.
Williams, who was dramatised in the hit TV series Underbelly, rose from a low-level drug dealer to become one of the kingpins in Melbourne’s bloody gangland wars of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
He was convicted in 2007 of ordering several killings and was serving a life sentence when he was bludgeoned to death by a fellow inmate in 2010.
CRIMINAL PAST
Ghanim’s links to the criminal underworld run deep:
- Served jail time over a non-fatal shooting in Melbourne in 2014
- Partner of Danielle Stephens, daughter of Carl Williams’ ex-wife Roberta Williams
- Charged with attempted murder alongside Stephens in 2014
- Jailed in 2015 for his involvement in the Broadmeadows shooting
THE DEATH PENALTY CHARGES
Bali Police Chief Daniel Adityajaya confirmed the three Australian men face multiple charges including:
- Premeditated murder – carries maximum penalty of DEATH
- Murder – maximum 15 years prison
- Torture resulting in death – potential 7-year jail term
We have confidence that the three (suspects) are the perpetrators,” Adityajaya said, adding that “several pieces of evidence” link them to the crime.
VILLA OF HORROR
The blood-soaked crime scene revealed the brutality of the attack:
- 17 bullet casings found in the bathroom
- 2 intact bullets recovered
- Radmanovic shot multiple times while in the bathroom
- Ghanim shot and badly beaten
WIFE’S TERROR
Radmanovic’s wife Gourdeas Jazmyn, 30, gave harrowing testimony to police:
- Suddenly woken by her husband’s screams
- Hid under a blanket in terror
- Heard multiple gunshots
- Found her husband’s body in the bathroom
- Discovered Ghanim bleeding from his injuries
THE KILLERS’ ESCAPE
Witnesses described the chilling execution:
- Two gunmen arrived on a scooter around midnight
- One wore an orange jacket with dark helmet
- Second wore dark green jacket, black mask and dark helmet
- Spoke English with “thick Australian accent”
- Fled immediately after the shooting
INTERNATIONAL MANHUNT
The suspects were captured after a dramatic international manhunt:
- Two arrested late Tuesday trying to flee
- One caught at Singapore airport
- Another at Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta International Airport
- Third suspect arrested separately (location not disclosed)
- All flown back to Bali to face charges
FAMILY’S HEARTBREAK
A desperate fundraiser has been launched for the widow, revealing:
- Jazmyn left as single mother to SIX children
- Children aged from just 9 months to 13 years
- Three children diagnosed with epilepsy requiring ongoing care
- Couple had been “deeply in love” and married less than a year
- Over $13,800 raised from $20,000 target
Family friend Jamie Lee wrote: “This sudden and devastating loss has left Jazmyn a single mother to six beautiful children... Now Jazmyn faces the unimaginable challenge of caring for their large family alone.
SUSPECTS’ IDENTITIES
Local media reports the suspects have the initials:
- TM – aged 37
- CM – aged 37
- DJ – aged 23
Indonesian police have not released full names pending the investigation.
DEATH PENALTY WARNING
If convicted of premeditated murder under Article 340 of Indonesia’s Criminal Code, the men face:
- Death by firing squad
- OR life imprisonment
- No possibility of parole for decades
RARE GUN VIOLENCE
The shocking attack has stunned the usually peaceful tourist island:
- Gun crime extremely rare in Bali
- Indonesia has strict illegal firearm laws
- Police investigating how suspects obtained weapons
Detective Inspector Forbes Wilson called it “a particularly harrowing attack which was carried out during daylight in a busy town centre.
DIPLOMATIC CRISIS
The Australian government is scrambling to respond:
- Department of Foreign Affairs providing consular assistance
- “Urgently seeking further information from local authorities”
- Australia opposes death penalty in all circumstances
- Diplomatic tensions likely if death sentences imposed
UNDERWORLD WAR SPILLOVER
The execution-style killing bears the hallmarks of Melbourne’s gangland wars:
- Professional hit using multiple gunmen
- Targeted victim in vulnerable location
- Links to Carl Williams crime network
- Second victim’s extensive criminal history
THE BOTTOM LINE
Three Australian men now sit in Bali police cells facing the very real prospect of death by firing squad for a crime that has shocked both nations.
For the widow left to raise six children alone – including three with epilepsy – the nightmare is only beginning.
As for the suspects, they’ve traded the streets of Australia for an Indonesian death row cell, where they’ll wait to learn if they’ll face the ultimate penalty for bringing Melbourne’s gangland violence to the paradise island of Bali.
