DPP drops murder charge against final suspect in Omega Ruston shooting
Prosecutors have offered no evidence and dropped a murder charge against former Nomad bikie Paul Younan in relation to the shooting of Omega Ruston.
The Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has dropped the murder charge against Paul Younan, a former member of the Nomads Outlaw Motorcycle Club, in the 2009 shooting death of Omega Ruston. Younan, 58, has 27 remaining perjury charges, which will be heard in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on October 12. The Ruston family, Omega's family, expressed deep disappointment and frustration with the decision, believing that they will never achieve justice.
The case had been under investigation for years, with a coronial inquest and a fresh appeal launched in 2020 due to a forensic breakthrough in DNA, fingerprint, and ballistics evidence. However, the DPP cited the lack of evidence from a key eyewitness, referred to as "Witness A," as the reason for discontinuing the murder charge.
The Ruston family remains hopeful that someone with knowledge of the incident will come forward and provide closure to their family.
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