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.