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The Bondi Beach terror attack hero has been charged with assault and stalking months after he was declared ‘Australia’s hero’ for grabbing one among the gunmen stoning up a Jewish festival.
Ahmed al Ahmed crept up on one among the 2 shooters, unleashing terror on the Hanukkah event on Sydney’s famous beach in December.
Much more lives would have been lost if Mr al Ahmed had not tackled and disarmed one among the assailants, officials said on the time.
The 44-year-old is now accused of attacking his elderly father at his home in March.
An Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) taken out against Ahmed by police on behalf of his father stated Ahmed cannot ‘assault’, ‘stalk’, ‘harass’, or ‘contact’ his dad.
He was told to remain 100 metres away from his home and workplace before his court date on July 29.
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It got here after his two brothers allegedly demanded $100,000 each from Mr al Ahmed’s crowdfunder which raised greater than $2.5 million (£1.24m) from people everywhere in the globe.
Ahmed’s two brothers were later charged for allegedly threatening Ahmed over the phone. They’ve each pleaded not guilty.
The family declined to comment on Ahmed’s charges and AVO when contacted by 7News.
Hero of Bondi Beach
Al Ahmed won global adulation after he was seen surprising and wrestling a rifle away from one among the shooters. The fruit seller, who had never fired a gun before, then aimed the weapon back on the gunman, forcing him to retreat.
A second bystander, Reuven Morrison, then stepped in and threw a brick on the gunman, while Mr al Ahmed, who had not fired the weapon, rested it against a close-by tree.
That gunman, Sajid Akram, was eventually shot dead by police.
Mr Ahmed was later shot several times by the opposite gunman, allegedly Sajid’s son Naveed Akram, and underwent a minimum of three operations on his arm.
His father, Mohamad Fateh Al Ahmed, had praised his son’s bravery as he recovered in hospital.
He told reporters his son was a humble grocery shop owner who had migrated to Australia in 2006.
‘He had lunch and left the home and his friend asked him to get coffee… after they arrived they were confronted with gunmen shooting.
‘Their lives were at risk and he noticed one person not removed from him hiding behind a tree with a weapon.
‘My son is a hero, he has served with the police, and he has an impulse to guard people.
‘When he saw those people on the bottom covered in blood his morals made him act.’
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