Event Brief
DPP drops murder charge against Paul Younan
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 11:07 PM ET
Summary: Prosecutors have offered no evidence and discontinued a murder charge against former Nomad bikie Paul Younan over the 2009 shooting death of Omega Ruston on the Gold Coast Highway at Burleigh Heads. Younan still faces 27 perjury charges, scheduled for Brisbane Magistrates Court on October 12.
WHO: Prosecutors
WHAT: A murder charge against Paul Younan over Omega Ruston's 2009 shooting death was discontinued.
WHEN: Sep 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Gold Coast Highway, Burleigh Heads, Australia
WHY: The murder charge was discontinued after prosecutors offered no evidence.
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