Koby Abberton rose to local prominence in 2006, when he was found guilty of perverting the course of justice in an incident surrounding his brother Jai Abberton, who was charged but found not guilty of the 2003 murder of stand-over man Anthony 'Tony' Hines.
16 Facts About Koby Abberton
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Together with his brothers, Abberton achieved national and international attention in 2007 with the release of a feature-length documentary entitled Bra Boys: Blood is Thicker than Water, written and directed by members of the Bra Boys.
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In November 2008, Koby Abberton was jailed for three days by a US court after being found guilty of assaulting an off-duty police officer in a fight outside a nightclub in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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In 2021, Koby Abberton appeared on the TV show SAS Australia.
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Koby Abberton was born in the south-eastern Sydney beach-side suburb of Maroubra to a heroin-addicted mother and a criminally inclined father, living in the "housing commission capital of Sydney".
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Koby Abberton is one of four children and brother to Jai, Sunny, and Dakota Koby Abberton, all surfers.
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Koby Abberton then chose to re-locate to his older brother Sunny's house.
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In November 2010, Koby Abberton was announced as one of 24 alternates to the 26th Annual The Eddie at Waimea Bay, Hawaii.
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In 2004, Koby Abberton starred in a 40-minute short documentary film called Second Thoughts, released on video, that was directed and produced by Timmy Turner.
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The film was shot on location in Indonesia and Koby Abberton acted as himself.
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The Koby Abberton family were featured in a 2005 episode of ABC TV Australian Story where Koby Abberton again performed as himself.
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In 2003, Koby Abberton became entangled in a court case resulting from the death of a Sydney underworld figure, Anthony 'Tony' Hines.
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Later, Koby Abberton disputed the claims that he had attempted to fuel the riots, going on to tell The Sydney Morning Herald that he was "ashamed to be Australian that day" and had attempted, alongside his brothers and other Bra Boys to deflect and suppress the racially charged riots.
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Koby Abberton was declared bankrupt in 2006, with debts in excess of A$1 million.
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In 2008, Koby Abberton plead guilty to assaulting an off-duty police officer in Honolulu.
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The Mavis Koby Abberton Foundation was set up by the Koby Abberton brothers in an attempt to protect children of drug-dependent parents and children whose parents are in prison.