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Daily Mirror
16-06-2025
- Daily Mirror
Tourist injured in Bali shooting that killed holidaymaker 'has underworld links'
Zivan Radmanovic, 32, from Australia, was brutally shot dead inside a holiday villa in Bali. Police are hunting for the attackers after another man was left injured Police are hunting for two gunmen after a tourist was shot dead at a popular hotspot in Bali, while another holidaymaker who has underworld links was injured. Zivan Radmanovic, 32, from Melbourne, Australia, was brutally killed at Villa Casa Santisya near Munggu Beach shortly after midnight on Friday. He was struck in a bathroom, where police discovered 17 bullet casings and two intact bullets. Badung Police Chief Arif Batubara confirmed the second victim, Sanar Ghanim, was also taken to hospital after he was beaten. 'We cannot yet determine the motive,' he said. The 34-year-old is said to have a child with the stepdaughter of slain kingpin Carl Williams, who is from Melbourne. The gangster, who was serving time in jail for murdering three of his rivals, was beaten to death in prison in 2010. Witnesses claim they spotted a man on a scooter in a green 'online ride-hailing' coat and a dark helmet. He is said to have covered his face with a mask or material. They reportedly heard him say, 'I can't start my bike' in a thick Australian accent. READ MORE: Tragic final post of model and DJ who died on Bali holiday after falling from balcony According to police, the villa had three rooms occupied with a total of five guests when the shooting happened. The two victims' wives were also there and another foreign tourist, Mr Batubara said. At least three witnesses at the villa told investigators that two gunmen, one wearing an orange jacket with a dark helmet and another wearing a dark green jacket, a black mask and a dark helmet, arrived on a scooter at around midnight. Mr Radmanovic's wife, Gourdeas Jazmyn, 30, told police that she woke up when she heard her husband screaming. She cowered under a blanket when she heard multiple gunshots. She later found her husband's body and the injured Australian, whose wife has also said she saw the attackers. The Australian consulate in Bali has been contacted by authorities and a post-mortem examination will be carried out if the family of the victim give permission, Mr Batubara said. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed that it was 'providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who died in a shooting incident in Bali', reports News AU. They added: 'We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time. DFAT stands ready to provide consular assistance to another Australian injured in the same incident.'
West Australian
15-06-2025
- West Australian
Aussie man arrested for alleged cocaine possession in Bali
An Australian man has been arrested in Bali for alleged cocaine possession, police say. Nelson Philip James, 33, from Lismore, NSW, was detained by Indonesian police on Thursday after he was allegedly found with cocaine during a traffic stop at Badung. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussie man arrested for alleged cocaine possession in Bali. The man and his female passenger were reportedly pulled over for not wearing helmets while riding a motorbike. Badung police chief Arif Batubara told reporters that James was 'acting nervous and initially refused to show documents'. 'During a traffic inspection on June 11, police were observing a traffic violation at the Pererenan area, Tanah Lot,' Batubara said. 'He was acting nervous and initially refused to show the documents. When asked again for his paperwork, he took out his hand and a plastic clip fell out of his pocket, but one plastic was still on his hand. Video from the arrest has surfaced online, appearing to show James offering an excuse for the suspicious parcel. 'Try it, it's Panadol. Panadol brother,' James shouts in the video. 'Test it, it's Panadol.' Police claim James later confessed the white powder was cocaine. 'According to (James), he bought the drugs in Ungasan on June 9. Details of the purchase are still being investigated,' Batubara said. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed that an Australian had been detained in Bali. 'We are in contact with local authorities and stand ready to provide consular assistance, to any Australian citizen, should they request it,' a DFAT spokesperson said. - With AAP
Perth Now
15-06-2025
- Perth Now
Aussie man's excuse as he's arrested for alleged cocaine possession in Bali
An Australian man has been arrested in Bali for alleged cocaine possession, police say. Nelson Philip James, 33, from Lismore, NSW, was detained by Indonesian police on Thursday after he was allegedly found with cocaine during a traffic stop at Badung. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussie man arrested for alleged cocaine possession in Bali. The man and his female passenger were reportedly pulled over for not wearing helmets while riding a motorbike. Badung police chief Arif Batubara told reporters that James was 'acting nervous and initially refused to show documents'. 'During a traffic inspection on June 11, police were observing a traffic violation at the Pererenan area, Tanah Lot,' Batubara said. 'He was acting nervous and initially refused to show the documents. When asked again for his paperwork, he took out his hand and a plastic clip fell out of his pocket, but one plastic was still on his hand. Video from the arrest has surfaced online, appearing to show James offering an excuse for the suspicious parcel. 'Try it, it's Panadol. Panadol brother,' James shouts in the video. 'Test it, it's Panadol.' Police claim James later confessed the white powder was cocaine. 'According to (James), he bought the drugs in Ungasan on June 9. Details of the purchase are still being investigated,' Batubara said. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed that an Australian had been detained in Bali. 'We are in contact with local authorities and stand ready to provide consular assistance, to any Australian citizen, should they request it,' a DFAT spokesperson said. - With AAP
7NEWS
15-06-2025
- 7NEWS
Aussie man arrested for alleged cocaine possession in Bali
An Australian man has been arrested in Bali for alleged cocaine possession, police say. Nelson Philip James, 33, from Lismore, NSW, was detained by Indonesian police on Thursday after he was allegedly found with cocaine during a traffic stop at Badung. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussie man arrested for alleged cocaine possession in Bali. The man and his female passenger were reportedly pulled over for not wearing helmets while riding a motorbike. Badung police chief Arif Batubara told reporters that James was 'acting nervous and initially refused to show documents'. 'During a traffic inspection on June 11, police were observing a traffic violation at the Pererenan area, Tanah Lot,' Batubara said. 'He was acting nervous and initially refused to show the documents. When asked again for his paperwork, he took out his hand and a plastic clip fell out of his pocket, but one plastic was still on his hand. Video from the arrest has surfaced online, appearing to show James offering an excuse for the suspicious parcel. 'Try it, it's Panadol. Panadol brother,' James shouts in the video. 'Test it, it's Panadol.' Police claim James later confessed the white powder was cocaine. 'According to (James), he bought the drugs in Ungasan on June 9. Details of the purchase are still being investigated,' Batubara said. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed that an Australian had been detained in Bali. 'We are in contact with local authorities and stand ready to provide consular assistance, to any Australian citizen, should they request it,' a DFAT spokesperson said.
Economic Times
14-06-2025
- Economic Times
Australian man killed in shooting at villa in Indonesia's Bali, probe on
AP Plain-clothed police officers are seen at a villa where a shooting that led to the death of an Australian man reportedly occurred, in Badung on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, June 14, 2025. (AP Photo) An Australian man was killed and another sustained injuries in a shooting incident on the Indonesian island of Bali just after midnight on Saturday (June 14), Bali police told the shooting incident, Bali police launched a manhunt for two men believed to be involved. The shooting took place in a villa in the Badung regency on the southern side of the tourism island, spokesperson Ariasandy said, according to media reports. The two victims in the incident were identified as Zivan Radmanovic, 32, from Melbourne, who died at the scene, and Sanar G, 35, who was seriously injured and has been taken to intensive care at a hospital, Detik to Reuters, Ariasandy stated that witnesses had provided descriptions of two people who fled from the scene on two motorcycles. He said the two were heard speaking English with an Australian shooting took place at Villa Casa Santisya near Munggu Beach in the district of Badung. Speaking on the shooting incident, Badung Police chief Arif Batubara said, 'We cannot yet determine the motive,' AP reported. The police chief further stated that an investigation is underway. The two Australians were rushed to hospitals in Denpasar, the provincial capital. According to police, the villa had only three rooms occupied with a total of five guests when the shooting happened, according to AP. The two victims' wives were also there, and another foreign tourist, Batubara said. Radmanovic was shot in a bathroom, where police found 17 bullet casings and two intact least three witnesses at the villa told investigators that two gunmen, one wearing an orange jacket with a dark helmet and another wearing a dark green jacket, a black mask, and a dark helmet, arrived at the villa around wife, Gourdeas Jazmyn, 30, told police that she suddenly woke up when she heard her husband screaming. She cowered under a blanket when she heard multiple later found her husband's body and the injured Australian, whose wife has also testified to seeing the attackers. The Australian Consulate in Bali has been contacted by authorities, and an autopsy for further investigation is still waiting permission from the family of the victim, Batubara said.
