Christopher Wayne .As Hudson was led to the dock before sentencing, three Hells Angels and another three men who also appeared to be bikies stood up and placed clenched fists to their hearts.Last year Hudson shot dead father-of-three and lawyer Brendan Keilar, 43 and critically injured Dutch backpacker Paul de Waard as both men went to the aid of Hudson's former girlfriend, Kaera Douglas during the peak-hour morning shooting in Melbourne on June 18.Hudson also shot Douglas in the stomach and then ran off.
Hudson, 30, pleaded guilty to murdering Mr Keilar and attempting to murder Mr de Waard and Ms Douglas.He also pleaded guilty to intentionally causing injury to Autumn Daly-Holt, a stripper at the Spearmint Rhino club in King Street where he had spent the previous night.Hudson pleaded guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of an unauthorised firearm after a wild night with Collingwood footballer Alan Didak on June 12, during which he fired shots from his car as they drove to the Hells Angels' Campbellfield clubrooms.At a pre-sentence hearing, Phil Priest, QC, said his client was high on a cocktail of the drug ice, alcohol and steroids at the time of the city shootings.
He said the Hells Angels bikie carried a gun for self-defence after defecting from a rival motorbike gang and had been shot in the face and stabbed in the back at a kickboxing match in 2006.Shocked CBD workers watched Hudson calmly and deliberately gun down Mr Keilar and Mr de Waard and fire more shots at the men as they lay wounded on the ground.Tram passengers told police they watched Hudson walk away, put the gun to his jaw and then shake his head and put the weapon down his pants.Hudson was on the run for two days before handing himself in at Wallan police station.
Christopher Wayne Hudson opened fire on two members of the public during the morning peak hour in Melbourne on June 18th 2007.The bikie gang member had been involved in an altercation with his then girlfriend Kaera Douglas.Two members of the public, 43-year-old father of three Brendan Keilar and backpacker Paul de Waard approached Hudson while he attempted to drag Ms Douglas from a taxi by her hair.Hudson then pulled out a handgun and shot both men.Brendan Keilar died from at least three shot wounds while Dutch backpacker Paul de Waard suffered injuries from bullet wounds.Ms Douglas was also shot in the stomach.Hudson pleaded guilty to the murder of Mr Keilar and the attempted murder of Me De Waard and Ms Douglas.Justice Paul Coghlan sentenced Hudson to 35-years in jail for his unprovoked crime.The 30-year-old will be eligible to leave prison at the age of 65.Following the shooting, Hudson had led police on a two-day run while he attempted to escape the charges.Three members of the Hells Angel bikie gang were in attendance at the court today.Some members of the gang are alleged to have assisted Hudson in attempting to remove tattoos before he was caught by police.
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