Friends and family of Sydney underworld crime boss Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad have attended a wild wake for the slain kingpin, amid fears of further gangland violence.
Up to 60 mourners met at a home on Canterbury Street in Punchbowl, in Sydney’s southwest, to pay their respects to the 39-year-old on Monday evening.
It was a tense atmosphere when men, women and children began to arrive at about 7pm and greeted their fellow guests with hugs and pleasantries before heading inside.