Police still investigating if Bali shooting of Australian man was a botched hit

Bali Police Chief Daniel Aditya Jaya said an empty handgun and bullets were found in an irrigation or drainage channel about 700 metres from the car.

He alleged Coskun and Tupuo tested positive for gun residue after they were detained in Singapore and Cambodia, respectively.

“Because of the meticulous planning and the way they organised and carried out the [alleged] murder, we believe this is pre-meditated murder,” Daniel said. “We believe these three are the perpetrators.”

The trio may be executed if convicted.

The case has rocked Bali, which is accustomed to misbehaving Australians, but not murders. Police said they were yet to establish a motive for Radmanovic’s killing, while his wife, Gourdeas, told the investigators, “I don’t know who [would want my husband dead] … I also want closure – I want to know,” according to her lawyers.

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Asked if it was possible Radmanovic was the victim of bumbling hitmen, Bali Police spokesman Ariasandy said detectives were “still investigating that”.

When queried if the suspects had evidence on their phones – pictures or names – that could identify their target, he said, “investigators are doing a follow-up on that”.

In the press conference, police chief Daniel said Jenson had been in Bali since April. Coskun and Tupuo entered Indonesia on June 9 – both were picked up from Surabaya, on the eastern side of the island of Java, and driven to Bali, he said.

Radmanovic and Gourdeas arrived on July 12 for an intended five-day stay, according to Gourdeas’ lawyers. The body of her husband returned to Australia this week.

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