Family’s fear of ex-bikie Son can’t ride bike to class until ‘dad’s in jail’

THE son of a notorious former bikie boss will not be allowed to ride to school on a bicycle until his father is permanently behind bars.

The mother of the 10year-old boy says her family is fearful of the ex-gang leader, who yesterday fronted court accused of punching another son and a woman in two incidents.

“I don’t want to get my hopes up and him being jailed when he successfully appealed (his sentence last time). It’s just a joke,” the mother said.

“It’s a weird feeling, I want to celebrate but I don’t know if he’s just going to be let out.”

She said the multiple DVOs against him had to tell the magistrate something.

“It’s bad. My son asked if he could ride his bike to school, but (I have to say) not until your dad’s in jail.”

In January, the Bulletin reported the family was in hiding after the former bikie was given bail for breaching a domestic violence order.

Yesterday in the Southport Magistrates Court, police alleged some witnesses had refused to give evidence about the alleged attacks on the boy, 14, and woman for “fear of retribution”.

However, lawyers for the ex-bikie say police do not have any compelling evidence and the charges will be vigorously denied.

The ex-bikie boss, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will remain behind bars until at least Thursday while the magistrate considers whether to give him bail.

The court yesterday was told police were called to a Gold Coast gymnasium just after 9am on December 10.

Police prosecutor Sam Hill said an informant spotted a man screaming at a woman and ordering her to get his drink bottle in an expletiveladen rant that lasted about five minutes.

The woman matched the description of a person named in a domestic violence order.

Mr Hill told the court that nine days later the former bikie boss was seen yelling at his son in a car and a witness saw the man punch towards the child.

It is alleged a witness also saw the woman punched.

Mr Hill said the woman took the boy from the car and put him in another car and drove off.

“In my submissions there is a risk of (the man) performing acts of further violence,” he said.

But Mr Hill said many of the witnesses were scared.

“Some have declined to give statements for fear of retribution,” he said.

Defence lawyer Chris Hannay, of Hannay Lawyers, said police did not have any compelling evidence.

“This is all hearsay at the moment,” he said. “No one is giving any formal witness statements in this matter.”