Fatal Easter Show stabbing linked to Sydney gang youth crime

The fatal stabbing that unfolded in plain view of families at the Easter Show has shone light on a disturbing underworld of youth crime driven by supposed “postcode wars”.

Teenage kids from “rival” neighbourhoods have become known to embroil themselves in online disputes which ultimately develop into violent in-person altercations.

Gangs are named after their members’ home suburb, and are believed to have played a role in the circumstances that led to the death of 17-year-old Uati “Pele” Faletolu on Monday evening.

The teen, who had been working at the Easter Show when he was stabbed in the chest, was from Doonside, which is represented by the 67 gang after its 2767 postcode.

Friends of the Uati have reportedly told police the people behind his death were from Mt Druitt, which has the postcode 2770, and is represented by the group, Ready for Anything.

A gang called OneFour is understood to be a subgroup of the broader Mount Druitt and outer-western suburbs gang, which formerly had ties to a drill rap group of the same name.

Drill rap, which OneFour was credited with starting in Australia, has violent and lyrically confronting elements, and in the UK is synonymous with so-called “postcode wars”.

The OneFour music group has distanced itself from the gang, which had originally been known as NF14 and was part of the Mounty County coalition.

It has a long-running feud with the Alameddine gang, with alleged member Ali ‘Ay Huncho’ Younes referencing OneFour in his recent song, Putrid Sh**.

Younes was released on bail, awaiting a number of charges, last month. The most serious being them participating in the Alameddine crime network.

The network has clashed with rival Hamzy clans in Sydney since 2020 with seven men being shot dead in gang-related violence.

Members of OneFour are known to make a “27” hand gesture, which represents the Mt Druitt postcode.

OneFour associate, Mak Muon, 22, was stabbed to death in a western Sydney park in September 2020 after his car got stuck in a ditch following a home invasion.

Police believe the home invasion target was associated with a street gang known as 67, which was a rival to the OneFour gang Gregory Ambler and Mr Muon allegedly had links to.

Three men have been charged with Mr Muon’s alleged murder and their cases remain before the courts.

OneFour has a lengthy history of public feuds with both 67 and 21 District – a coalition of gangs in Sydney’s inner west suburbs with postcodes beginning in “21”.

Police are understood to be investigating whether there was a link between the 67 gang, based in Doonside, western Sydney, and the fatal Easter Show stabbing.

OneFour member Frank Bosco was jailed aged 18 after a brawl with rival Greater West and Inner West gangs at Rooty Hill train station in Sydney’s west on June 12, 2020.

The court heard later that year the rivalry began after the death of Tinorei Henri, 20, who was stabbed in 2018 and found near the Parramatta Westfield complex.

Another brawl broke out involving OneFour in the McDonald’s Plumpton carpark in December 2020, which saw a member jailed for eight months in March 2021.

Rival gang 21 District, popularly known as the “Innerwest Brotherhood”, comprises of members from a multitude of suburbs including Guildford, Merrylands, Blacktown, and Smithfield.

One subgroup of 21 District is KVT, which mainly consists of Islanders and is well-known among the graffiti scene and its involvement in violent crime.

A OneFour member was reportedly stabbed by a KVT member after speaking badly about 21 District member Tino Henry, 20, who was killed in 2018.

There is also a 21 District music group, which like OneFour, has distanced itself from the gang.

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The gang’s main rivals are youth-gangs in and around Mount Druitt, however there is believed to be conflicting opinions internally, making the core 21 District difficult to define.

They predominantly rival with greater western gangs including OneFour and Section 60, according to a youth gang “fandom” page.

21 District reportedly has a positive relationship with Doonside groups, including one linked to hip-hop and EDM musician Hooligan Hefs, who was an early member of now-disjointed gang, HS.

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