The assassin who killed an ex-boss of the Rebels motorcycle gang has requested to be released from jail early for his agreement to testify against the alleged mastermind behind the hit.
Bikie David Pye has appeared in court to deny that he paid a hitman $150,000 to shoot dead Rebels rival Nick Martin at a Perth drag racing track from a distance of 300 metres.
Rebels boss Nick Martin, 51, was gunned down at a drag race at Kwinana Motorplex south of Perth on December 12, 2020 from 300m away as he sat with his wife and stepdaughter.
A former bikie can be buried by his ex girlfriend nearly 10 weeks after he died while working on a mine site after a WA court rejected the final efforts by his mother to get the rights to his remains.
Former bikie Ricky Chapman, 32, died on April 20 after suffering a medical episode while working at Rio Tinto s port in Cape Lambert, 1500km north of Perth.