September 14, 2026 — 8:16pm

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The mother of the star Sydney university student shot dead in a case of mistaken identity has recalled the moment she held her “beautiful” son in her arms as he took his final breath.

Marco Tapia, 23, was killed in bed at his Glen Alpine residence in the early hours of September 1 after a group of assailants stormed his family home and sprayed bullets at him. It would become the first of three underworld shootings in Sydney’s escalating gangland war.

Parents Sergio and Claudia recounted the “nightmare” attack…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU