An newbie boxer accused of assaulting a soccer referee in a horrific assault that left him with a damaged jaw hung his head as his bail was refused and his spouse, who’s 5 months pregnant, held again tears.
Adam Abdullah is accused of storming the pitch and confronting a referee on the finish of a soccer match at Padstow Park, in Sydney’s southwest, about 10.30pm on Friday.
More than a dozen household and mates crammed the general public gallery of Bankstown Local Court on Monday as Mr Abdullah appeared in court docket through AVL.
Mr Abdullah’s defence lawyer Talal Krayem made an software for bail, saying his shopper was prepared to stick to strict situations and supplied as much as $250,000 in surety.
The court docket was informed police opposed bail and had issues Mr Abdullah would endanger the protection of the sufferer and neighborhood.
Adam Abdullah is accused of beating a referee following a neighborhood match. Picture: SuppliedSource: Supplied
“This is an outrageous assault on a match official who was merely officiating at a soccer recreation,” the police prosecutor informed the court docket.
The court docket was informed the sufferer, referee Khoder Yaghi, suffered a fractured jaw and was lacking 4 tooth.
Mr Yaghi is present process surgical procedure the place he’ll want plates inserted into his jawline, the court docket was informed.
More than 30 witnesses noticed the alleged assault, with footage obtained from the melee proven in court docket.
The police prosecutor stated there was “little to no provocation” from the referee, who requested Mr Abdullah to “please transfer away”.
Mr Abdullah allegedly then turned aggressive and commenced “throwing punches”, the court docket was informed.
However, the court docket was informed Mr Yaghi used a sideline flag to defend himself, inflicting Mr Abdullah to fall to the bottom earlier than his alleged assault started.
The court docket was informed there have been excessive issues for the neighborhood’s safety, with the alleged assault happening at a community-based soccer recreation.
“The concern could be if he’s prepared to point out this degree of violence over one thing so minor he could be a continuing menace on bail to members of the neighborhood,” the prosecutor stated.
Khodr Yaghi has needed to endure jaw surgical procedure. Picture: FacebookSource: Supplied
Mr Krayem revealed to the court docket his shopper was as a result of turn out to be a father in 4 months.
He stated his shopper suffered bruising to his head on account of being hit with the “stainless-steel” sideline flag.
The defence barrister stated no one within the court docket “condones violence” or “justified the actions of what Mr Abdullah” had finished.
A lot of supporters have been current in court docket, together with the 25-year-old’s mom, father, spouse, siblings and mates.
Mr Krayem informed the court docket his shopper didn’t have a historical past of violence and could be below strict bail situations.
Magistrate Glenn Walsh stated there was a “appreciable time hole” between when Mr Abdullah is hit on the pinnacle and “what occurs thereafter”.
“My view is it was a concerted effort for somebody in full management of his bodily skills to chase after a person and beat him,” Mr Walsh stated.
“But what he did, the very nature of what occurred, betrays an incapacity for management that proves a danger of an extra critical offence have been he to turn out to be upset.”
Footage was performed to the court docket. Picture: SuppliedSource: Supplied
Mr Walsh discovered, regardless of Mr Abdullah’s background of ADHD and “different points”, the danger was too nice to grant bail.
“I discover there’s an unacceptable danger of committing an extra critical offence, in these circumstances bail is refused,” he dominated.
Mr Krayem didn’t touch upon the matter exterior court docket.
The sickening alleged assault following the Greenacre Eagles and Padstow Hornets recreation was filmed by shocked bystanders and rapidly circulated on social media.
Mr Abdullah was attending the match in assist of Greenacre, which misplaced 5-1.
He is allegedly depicted in footage carrying a black singlet and shorts.
Players may be seen mingling on the conclusion of the sport earlier than a verbal argument breaks out over what’s believed to be calls made by the referee through the match.
A person then runs via the group and allegedly fees at Mr Yaghi and punches him a number of instances.
Mr Yaghi was allegedly pushed to the bottom whereas he tried to cowl his face to guard himself as onlookers screamed “get off him”.
Bystanders try to tug the alleged attacker off the referee.
NSW Police allege Mr Abdullah punched Mr Yaghi “a number of instances within the face and kicked him to the pinnacle”.
He then fled the scene earlier than fronting Bankstown Police Station on Sunday afternoon.
Mr Abdullah was charged with wounding an individual with intent to trigger grievous bodily hurt, and affray.
Following the match, Mr Yaghi was taken to Liverpool Hospital. He has since undergone emergency surgical procedure for a damaged jaw.
Mr Abdullah will return to court docket in June.
