Australia - Bikie boss Vincenzo Focarelli has lost a 'heartfelt' court bid to attend the funeral of his son who was slain in an assassination attempt on his gang leader dad.
South Australian Supreme Court judge Ann Vanstone rejected his second bid for bail because Focarelli, 37, was a target and his release could endanger the public.
'I accept this is a genuine and heartfelt request,' she said on Thursday.
'It is profoundly concerning when a man might not be able to attend his son's funeral, especially when he died in such traumatic circumstances.'
But courts were not in a position to make an accurate security risk assessment of his release, the judge said.
He may still have a shot at going to the Muslim funeral, believed to be on Friday, if Correctional Services agree he can go under guard.
Focarelli was arrested last week in hospital while recovering from gunshot wounds he received when he and his son Giovanni, 22, were ambushed last month.
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