Podcast transcript: Michael Ibrahim and George Alex’s emotional call

This is an edited transcript of a phone call between Michael Ibrahim and George Alex. WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE.

This is an edited transcript of a phone call between Michael Ibrahim and George Alex.

This call was tendered to court.

Warning: Graphic language.

Michael Ibrahim: Yeah, brother?

George Alex: Bro, you know no one makes me cry, alright? I’m telling you now, I got tears, right?

MI: Yep.

GA: I’m not going to say too much over the phone, alright? It ain’t happening. First of all, I love you with all my heart, alright? I love you so much. You’ve got no idea. You have no idea. But, um, it’s not happening, alright? I love you. I love you with all my heart. But, it’s f**king, bro but it’s not happening, alight? I love you. All right. But it’s not happening, alright brother?

M I: Shut up, dickhead.

GA: No, brother, I’m telling you now. Brother, this is serious. I’m telling (indistinct) I promise you, I’ve got three sisters, I promise you I got nothing with you.

GA: You’re like, you’re like, I’m being honest with you, you’re like, you’re like my true brother. I care for you like you’ve got no idea. You have no idea.

MI: We look out for each other. Shut the f**k up.

GA: I know but that doesn’t … (indistinct) … Bro, please no, my brother. You put (indistinct). All my life you put (indistinct). No one’s given me nothing all my life.

MI: I will open the doors and I will slap you. I will slap you.

GA: What was that, bro?

MI: I will slap you. I will slap you if you try to. I’m telling you now.

GA: No, I’m telling you, I love you bro.

MI: Listen bro, I will slap you. I swear on my Dad’s grave, I will slap you bro.

GA: (Laughs). Bro.

MI: I swear on my Dad’s grave. You know?

MI: I swear on my dad’s grave brother, I can’t go back on it, you know.

GA: Bro. I don’t know what to say to you brother, like, bro nah nah no one’s ever given me, no one in my life has ever given me anything bro.

MI: Shut up, I don’t need this shit bruv. I don’t need this shit bruv, shut up.

GA: Oh f**k it, you’re making me cry bro. I’m telling you, you’re making me f**king cry bro.

GA: I told you, I love you bro. (Cries) I love you bro. It’s alright.

GA: I don’t know what to say bro.

MI: You don’t need to say nothing. Shut up.

GA: No mate, you don’t understand bro. You just don’t understand bro. F**k it, I love you bro.

MI: I love you too bro just make sure the f**king doesn’t (indistinct) invite your mum around.

GA: Bro, I don’t know what to say, eh, I don’t know what to say.

MI: You don’t have to say nothing George. You know I’m going to get you out of this George.

GA: No, no.

MI: We’re brothers. Shut up, alright?

GA: (Cries). Oh f**k.

GA: Oh f**king hell. Bro, listen to me, alright? I love you, alright? I love you so much with all my heart, alright?

MI: Oi do me a favour. Just buy something nice for (inaudible) please.

GA: F**k, she’s gonna f**king, what you talking bro? F**king... Oh bro, my f**kin’, I got tears bro. You f**king made me cry bro, no one’s ever done that bro.

MI: I love ya.

GA: I love you. I love you so much, alright? I’ll talk to you. All right. All right. All right. Get some rest. Thank you so much. Alright, love you. Bye, my brother.

Originally published as Podcast transcript: Michael Ibrahim and George Alex’s emotional call