Two Mongols bikies who ambushed Melbourne fruiterer as he drove to work guilty ... trends now

Two Mongols bikies who ambushed Melbourne fruiterer as he drove to work guilty ... trends now
Two Mongols bikies who ambushed Melbourne  fruiterer as he drove to work guilty ... trends now

Two Mongols bikies who ambushed Melbourne fruiterer as he drove to work guilty ... trends now

Two Mongols bikies who lay in wait for Melbourne fruiterer Paul Virgona before gunning him down as he drove to work are guilty of his murder.

Josh Rider and Aaron Ong were charged with murdering the father of two as he drove along the EastLink Freeway at Donvale on November 9, 2019.

It can now be revealed while Rider pleaded guilty in secret to murder last month, Ong fought the charge at the Supreme Court of Victoria. 

On Monday, a jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict against Ong, setting him up for a significantly longer jail sentence than his bikie mate. 

Mr Virgona was hit by seven bullets from a semi-automatic handgun.

The 46-year-old died from blood loss at the scene.

Josh Rider (pictured) and Aaron Ong were charged with murdering the 46-year-old father of two as he drove along the EastLink Freeway at Donvale on November 9, 2019

Rider and Ong (pictured) drove a stolen Mercedes to Mr Virgona's Croydon home and waited until he left for a market at Epping around 2am

Josh Rider (left) and Aaron Ong (right) are charged with murdering the 46-year-old father of two as he drove along the EastLink Freeway at Donvale on November 9, 2019

Rider and Ong drove a stolen Mercedes to Mr Virgona's Croydon home and waited until he left for a market at Epping around 2am.

They were accused of following him onto the freeway, pulling up alongside him and opening fire on the van.

Mr Virgona was found dead in the driver's seat with his seatbelt on and the engine running.

His killers then dumped the Mercedes at a Mooroolbark paddock and used a 10 litre fuel container to set it on fire.

It is understood Mr Virgona had been the victim of mistaken identity.  

Mr Virgona (pictured) was found dead in the driver's seat with his seatbelt on and the engine running

Mr Virgona (pictured) was found dead in the driver's seat with his seatbelt on and the engine running

The trial heard the men left in another stolen car, at times driving up to 150km/h, before losing control of that vehicle at Bayswater and running into a park.

The court was told they discarded the keys for the Mercedes along the way. A

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