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Comancheros found guilty of revenge attack on former gang member

By Elizabeth Byrne
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Comancheros Christopher Millington and Aofangatukau Langi were found guilty of an attack on a rival's home.(


Two Canberra bikies have been found guilty over a violent home invasion which prosecutors said was motivated by revenge after someone torched a Mercedes car belonging to one of them.

Comancheros Christopher Millington and Aofangatukau Langi were accused of targeting a rival bikie, Alex Miller.

Mr Miller had recently patched over from the Comancheros to a rival gang at the time of the attack, and was suspected by the pair of torching the car.

During the November 2019 home invasion, Mr Miller was inside hiding in a bathroom as the men fired a shot at the home and set it alight.

The two Comancheros had been under surveillance for some time, with recording and tracking devices in Millington's car, and the pair often followed by two undercover police officers.

Millington was heard discussing what he'd like to do to Mr Miller on conversations played to the court, including breaking his fingers.

"I am going to f*** him up," Millington can be heard saying.

"Cut his fingers off man. Just two fingers, so he can't ever hold a piece."

The Comancheros member Alexander Miller faced the ACT Magistrates Court today.
Alexander Miller hid inside his bathroom as former gang mates attacked his home.(



Millington pleaded guilty to firing a shot at the start of the trial, which was largely held in secret while the court heard from protected witnesses.

But Langi disputed he was even there.

His lawyer, Jack Pappas, even made him stand up in the court to demonstrate his large size, contending he was too large to be one of the men caught running from the scene on CCTV cameras on neighbouring properties.

"Are they large, stout men like Mr Langi or something a bit more resembling a young sprightly gentleman?" Mr Pappas asked the jury.

But the jury found both men guilty of trespass and arson with intent to endanger life.

No sentence date has been set.