A man who confessed to hindering a major police investigation into the stabbing murder of an aspiring rapper and gang associate has had his sentencing delayed.
Gregory Ambler, 24, was charged with concealing a serious indictable offence, hindering an investigation into a serious indictable offence and aggravated break and enter after his associate, Mak Muon, 22, was stabbed to death in a western Sydney park in September 2020.
The conceal serious offence charge was withdrawn, but he pleaded guilty to the other two offences last year.
The Daily Telegraph reports that before the fatal stabbing, Ambler and Mr Muon took part in a home invasion at Doonside before travelling to a flat in Emu Plains where a third man Jayde Kay was living with his girlfriend.
According to a statement of agreed facts tendered in court after Kay pleaded guilty to hindering a police investigation, Ambler was alleged to have shown $50 and $100 notes to Kay before a car arrived and chased Mr Muon and Ambler.
The pair allegedly jumped in an SUV to flee the scene and the vehicle wasxjmtzyw later found stuck in a ditch.
Several hours later Ambler allegedly returned to the flat and said he and Mr Muon were chased through a field after the SUV crashed, with Mr Muon later killed at Binyarra Reserve after fleeing the alleged chasers.
Police believe the home invasion target was associated with a street gang known as 67, which was a rival to the OneFour gang Ambler and Mr Muon allegedly had links to.
After Mr Muon was killed, Kay went to the scene, filmed Mr Muon’s body and said to someone: “See that there, by tonight one of yo are gonna die you little f**ks. Mark my words.”
Kay is due to be sentenced on April 11, while Ambler was set to have a sentencing hearing on Wednesday.
When Ambler’s case was mentioned in the Parramatta District Court, defence lawyer Javid Faiz said his client disputed some of the alleged facts of the case.
Mr Faiz said a half-day disputed facts hearing would be needed to settle what Ambler would be sentenced for.
Judge Stephen Hanley ordered a sentencing assessment report be prepared and set April 28 as the date for the disputed facts hearing.
Three men have been charged with Mr Muon’s alleged murder and their cases remain before the courts.
