A Rebels bikie who was filmed bashing a sex offender in prison and uploaded the video online has suddenly died.
Bradley Daniele, 29, is understood to have suffered a heart attack and died in Royal Adelaide Hospital on Sunday morning after being rushed to the facility the previous night.
The bikie had briefly appeared in the news for minor crimes but gained notoriety after the then 26-year-old bashed Hamzeh Bahrami, 33, in the Adelaide City Watchhouse in 2019.
Daniele unleashed a flurry of punches as the other man cowered in a shower cubicle before police stormed in and sprayed both men with pepper spray.
Rebels bikie Bradley Daniele (pictured outside court smiling after he bashed a sex offender) died in Royal Adelaide Hospital on Sunday
Daniele’s lawyer claimed police had pointed out Bahrami to him.
Bahrami was arrested after he lured a 10-year-old girl into a suburban Adelaide oval public toilet block and sexually assaulted her as soccer training was being held nearby.
Daniele later uploaded the footage of the bashing to his Facebook where he said he was not sorry – the video receiving hundreds of supportive comments within hours.
‘To everyone that actually knows me, knows that I’m a good person and will help anyone out,’ he captioned the video.
‘One thing I will not stand for is kids being abused physically or mentally and I will do this over and over again if I had the chance.
The bikie, who has a prominent Rebels tattoo, had been arrested for dangerous driving and had a further two months added to his 14-month sentence for the assault.
The judge noted it was not fully explained how Daniele had access to carry out the attack.
CCTV of him bashing the sex offender in Adelaide City Watchhouse gained hundreds of supportive comments (pictured)
He told the Adelaide Advertiser outside court that he only regretted not causing further harm to Bahrami.
He later posted a follow up message thanking those who supported him.
‘I’m not here to spread violence or promote anything bad,’ Daniele said.
‘I’m only trying to spread the word about making the streets safe, so kids can go to the playground without having to be scared of bad things happening. We live in one of the best countries in the world and this stuff shouldn’t be happening.’