The eight defendants took part in an operation with "military" levels of planning aimed at killing Mr Bowden, who allegedly left the Mongols for rival gang The Finks, a court previously heard. "This was an execution," crown prosecutor Bradley White previously told the Supreme Court in April 2025. About a dozen police officers stood guard outside the court building entrance during the committal proceeding. Ms Gilbert called the defendants up one by one and committed them to stand trial at the Supreme Court in Brisbane on a date to be fixed. One of the co-accused, Fidel Gunes, had his murder charge dismissed after a committal hearing in November 2023.