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Margaret Scheikowski

Intruder jailed for murdering footballer

A man has been jailed for murdering a Sydney footballer during a bungled "drug rip" robbery. (Peter Rae/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The gunman who murdered a Sydney footballer during a bungled "drug rip" robbery home invasion has been jailed for at least 25 years and six months.

Cengiz Coskun was one of two armed intruders who climbed over a balcony around 3.45am on April 2, 2019 to enter a first floor apartment in Sydney's Five Dock.

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