Mongols Penrith president Kaelib Waititi-Fitzgerald dead at 33
High profile bikie suddenly drops dead at 33: Mongolia chief claimed he was turning over a new leaf after jail where it was ‘too easy’ to get drugs
- Bikie boss, 33, died of ‘natural death’
- Had previously admitted his drug use
A Sydney bike boss has died suddenly at the age of 33 after previously pleading with a court to release him from prison early to tackle his spiraling drug addiction.
Kaelib Waititi-Fitzgerald, former president of Mongols Penrith chapter in western Sydney, died of natural causes on Wednesday, his grieving family have revealed.
“To know him was to love him,” his younger brother Steele Fitzgerald posted in a gushing online tribute.
Waititi-Fitzgerald has spent the past eight years in and out of prison for gun crimes, including a six-year sentence for shooting at a car in a Penrith car park.
He was out on bail for that when his Holden Commodore was apprehended by police in January 2020 and they found a stolen loaded shotgun, ammunition, meth and steroids.
Kaelib Waititi-Fitzgerald, former president of western Sydney’s Mongols Penrith chapter, died of natural causes on Wednesday, his grieving family have revealed
Kaelib Waititi-Fitzgerald (pictured with his daughter and nephews) has spent the past eight years in and out of prison for gun crimes, including a six-year sentence for shooting a car in a Penrith car park
Waititi-Fitzgerald was immediately thrown back in jail for violating his parole – but later pleaded with a court to have him released so he could go to rehab.
He told the court he had a long-standing drug problem that was exacerbated behind bars because of the “unfortunate ease of getting drugs into custody.”
His lawyer told the Penrith local court that he wanted to be released from prison to go to drug rehabilitation for the sake of his daughter, then seven.
The cyclist claimed he was at a “crossroads” in his life and hoped to be “the father he wants to be” to his child.
But the bail offer was withdrawn and he was sent back to prison.
Just five days before his death, he posted a photo to Facebook of himself with his daughter at the Sydney Easter Show with a horde of showbags.
He also posted a photo of his daughter with his nephews as his cover photo, which replaced an earlier photo of a Mongols Inner West bikini club poster.
“May the memories we all share with Kaelib give us strength in the days ahead and we remember him as the loving, affectionate soul he was,” his brother wrote.
Kaelib Waititi-Fitzgerald (pictured) begged to be released early for prison to go to rehab and because of easy access to drugs behind bars. Five days before he died, Mongolia’s former president traded a photo of this bike poster (right) for one of his daughter and her cousins
“A father who wanted to give his daughter the world, an uncle who wanted his nephews to see the world, and a brother and son whose family was his world.”
His sister-in-law Rene Lock said the children were “his all-time favorite people” and added: “You guys were the biggest nuisance, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
“I already feel lost without your millions of calls today… thank you for loving us the way you did. I love you – always my favourite.’
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances in the death, which was a “natural death.”