By Erin Pearson
Publication Date: 2026-06-12 05:51:00
The mother of a convicted gun dealer used artificial intelligence to write a letter to the court asking for leniency in her son’s sentencing for the murder of Gavin “Capable” Preston.
Alongside accomplices Rabii Zahabe, 26, and 25-year-old Jaedon Tito, a smiling attacker arrived at the Supreme Court of Victoria on Friday, grinning at the waiting media as he was led into the building by specialist security guards.
There, his mother, Levi Tito, waited to read out a character reference describing her son’s love of rugby and his willingness to help, two months after he was found guilty of executing Preston – a man he had never met.
“Now, every birthday, every Christmas, every family reunion, and every ordinary day in between,” she said. “We long for…