By Stefanie Menezes
A man has been charged with murder over the execution-style killing of Sydney gangland figure Hamad Assaad.
Homicide detectives arrested the 24-year-old during a dramatic pre-dawn raid at a home at Greenacre in Sydney's southwest.
Following hours of questioning at Bankstown Police Station he was charged with murder and participating in a criminal group.
The man was refused bail and is due to appear at Bankstown Local Court next Tuesday afternoon.