A Sydney handyman who gave a group of assassins the key to a man's apartment before his murder has been jailed for at least six years and six months.
Ahmed Jaghbir, 31, pleaded not guilty to being an accessory before the fact over the shooting murder of Kemel "Blackie" Barakat in his western Sydney home in 2017.
But Justice David Davies found Jaghbir guilty of helping the four assassins get into the Mortlake unit block on March 10, after he was called to help his friend fix a damaged door and lock.
Justice Davies agreed with Jaghbir's defence lawyer Gregory James QC that the key was not essential for the murder to be committed.
But it enabled the killers to enter the unit expeditiously without warning to Mr Barakat, "and without perhaps alerting neighbours by breaking down the door", Justice Davies said on Wednesday.
Mr Barakat had previously asked for Jaghbir's help to replace a door which police had smashed down, the NSW Supreme Court heard during the trial.
Jaghbir then provided the group of assailants information about a fire staircase at the back of the apartment block and a key to access the unit.
He was sentenced to a maximum prison term of 11 years and will first be eligible for parole on April 9, 2027.
